Bug#229566: xterm fails to start with EINVAL

2004-01-25 Thread Stefan Foerster
Package: xterm Version: 4.3.0-0pre1v1 Severity: important Tags: sid When trying to start an xterm, the window just opens for some seconds, then closes again. Typing "xterm" in an aterm shows the following output: helena:~$ xterm xterm: fatal pty error 23 (errno=22) on tty /dev/pts/3 -- System I

Bug#229566: xterm fails to start with EINVAL

2004-01-26 Thread Stefan Foerster
* Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> helena:~$ xterm >> xterm: fatal pty error 23 (errno=22) on tty /dev/pts/3 > > Hmm. Is the devpts pseudo-filesystem mounted? Yes, it is: | helena:~$ mount | grep devpts | devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) A common workaround seem