[Tfug] xterm won't start

[Paul Scott]

Robert Hunter wrote:
> 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? 
Possibly not (these are stock kernels):

CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y

for both kernels but only:

CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=Y
CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT+256

is only for the 2.6.17 kernel that works.  Why should this have changed 
for stock Debian kernels?
>  Or is it perhaps a
> problem with permissions (i.e., can you start an xterm as root )?
>   
No.

Thanks, 

Paul

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