Bug#2360: xdm cannot find a free VT
On Sat, 24 Feb 1996, Karl R. Sackett wrote:
> I found that I could get around the problem by calling for a VT explicitly
> in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers:
>
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt07
>
> This works. My hunch is the problem is somewhere in the kernel. The
> available tty devices are there but the kernel can't find them or pass
> the information on to the X server.
This problem is very strange - I haven't heard of anything like this
happening before.
Which kernel are you using? What are the major and minor device numbers
for your tty devices? (I'd be very surprised if they were wrong, but I'm
making wild guesses at the moment.)
Steve Early
sde1000@cam.ac.uk
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