[Tfug] xterm won't start

[Robert Hunter]

On 8/26/07, Paul Scott <waterhorse at ultrasw.com> wrote:
> Old laptop (i386) running Debian sid.  With 2.6.17 stock kernel xterm is
> fine.
>
> Installed 2.6.22 kernel and built module for USB wireless card.
> Starting xterm gives:
>
> xterm: Error 32, errno 2: No such file or directory
> Reason: get_pty: not enough ptys

Paul, is your kernel configured for pseudo ttys?  Or is it perhaps a
problem with permissions (i.e., can you start an xterm as root )?