On Tuesday 17 April 2007 14:07, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 07:12 +0100, 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. > > It isn't an init script. udev dynamically creates these. > > As I open new consoles in XFce, I find that with one terminal open, I > get one device in /dev/pts/. If I open 2, I have two devices > in /dev/pts/. > > If I open 30 terminals, I get 30 devices. I just tried it. > > I actually looked for evidence that it is a udev problem or a konsole > problem. I installed konsole, had zero problems, I got nothing for > you on this one. I used gnome-terminal, same thing. xterm, same > thing. > > konsole v3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6 > xterm v225-1 > gnome-terminal v2.18.0-1 > udev v0.105-4 > hal v0.5.8.1-9 > linux-image linux-image-2.6.20-1-k7 v2.6.20-2~snapshot.8442 > > In /etc/udev/permissions.rules I have this: > > KERNEL=="pty*", MODE="0666", GROUP="tty" > > In /etc/udev/run.rules > > KERNEL=="pty*", OPTIONS+="last_rule" > > I'd have to think that would be all that is needed.
I have just those rules. But what devices does it create in /dev? I have /dev/ptmx and a directory /dev/pts (with nothing in it). The directory is owned by root.root with access rights 755. This maybe the problem - can you tell me what yours are. > Two last questions, is udev working(running?) and what kernel are you > using? udev is running kernel is 2.6.20 (I would normally go to a console and do a uname -r for you - but I am hobbled because I can only get to a console with CTL-ALT-F1, but then I can only get back if I restart kdm - because a bug in the i810 driver locks my machine solid if I try to come back via CTL-ALT-F7). -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
