Re: Whats happened to my psuedo ttys
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Joe Hart wrote:
> Alan Chandler wrote:
>> Joe Hart writes:
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>>> Alan Chandler wrote:
>>>> On Monday 16 April 2007 22:29, Alan Chandler wrote:
>>>>> I've just upgraded my Debian Sid system, and now when I try and start
>>>>> konsole (in KDE) it fails saying it is unable to open a PTY.
>>>>> Is this a udev problem or something else?
>>>> I presume by the deafening silence that this isn't a problem that is
>>>> hitting everyone else out there.
>>>> Can someone at least tell me which init script is supposed to set up
>>>> the psuedo ttys so I can try and figure out why it isn't happening.
>>> I would bet that your video driver is causing this. Did you recently
>>> install ati's fglrx?
>> No I am using the intel i810 driver - but have been for some time
>>> The ttys, are started in the init script
>> Which one? I am not actually sure which /dev devices they are. Another
>> machine of mine has /dev/ptyx (where x is 0-f) but the effected machine
>> has none of these. Are these the ptys that would be used?
>
> the file /etc/inittab is where they are generated.
>
>> There is also /dev/ttyx (where x is 0-63)
>>> and
>>> should be available from boot. But sometimes X will trap the keyboard
>>> so you can't get to them.
>>> I would start by not booting into X and see if it works, then you can
>>> better isolate what is causing your problem. I am still betting it is
>>> fglrx.
>> I am not sure how I can get it to work without X as Konsole, is
>> dependant on X. I can Ctl-Alt Fn to get to different consoles with X
>> running - but there is also a bug in the i810 driver that if I go to a
>> text console and then try and go back to the graphics screen the whole
>> machine locks solid.
>
> It still sounds to me like your video driver and X that is causing your
> problem. I don't think it is the ttys. I don't have access to an 810,
> so I can't test anything, perhaps someone else can shed some light on
> this for you.
>
>> I am pretty sure the X problem isn't the issue - as I implied above, I
>> don't have the /dev devices - and I have only found that out by not
>> having x running.
>
> hmm, getting beyond my scope here. I'm afraid I am still a noob.
>
> Joe
Ignore all these messages from me, I am talking about real ttys with the
ctrl-alt-F1 thru F6, not konsole. Shame on me for opening my big mouth
and read what Greg Folkert says. He's much better at this sort of thing
(and most everything else). I am worthless. Well, not really but on
this issue for sure.
Joe
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