I'm guessing that this is because the kernel that gets installed by
default should have been compiled with a particular option (that fulfills
/dev/ptmx), and it wasn't ? Maybe ? Anybody has any thoughts on this ?
Jan
PS: I wouldn't call the "mv /dev/ptmx /dev/ptmx_" a "fix", but rather
temporary workaround, until a Mdk guru can fuigure out what's going on.
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Jim Radford wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Jan Vicherek wrote:
>
> Jan, I have the same issue with screen on a new cooker install (as of
> current mirror this afternoon).
>
> Thanks for the fix.
>
> Jim
>
> >
> > Hmm guys, I don't know what's happening here, whether my posts are going
> > through to you guys, but there wasn't a single reply as to whether it's
> > just me going crazy or something is wrong with cooker.
> >
> > C'mon, it's not that hard to run "screen" and see whether it starts up or
> > not and reply to my post "Worx here / doesn't work here either".
> >
> > Now I got tired of wating to find out whether anybody will bother to read
> > / respond, so what I had to do to get it working :
> >
> > # mv /dev/ptmx /dev/ptmx_
> > # rpm --rebuild screen-3.9.8-3mdk.src.rpm
> > # screen # -- now worx fine.
> >
> > So what's with /dev/ptmx ? Does "screen" expect something unreasonable
> > from it, or screen is reasonable, but the kernel is behaving unreasonably?
> >
> > TTYL,
> >
> > Jan
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> >
> > > can you please folks confirm or reject my experience on your cookers ?
> > >
> > > please let me know if I'm the only one, or you all also cannot make
> > > screen work.
> > >
> > > Thanx !
> > >
> > > Jan
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> > >
> > > > I even tried
> > > >
> > > > rpm --rebuild screen-3.9.8-3.src.rpm # from rawhide
> > > >
> > > > and am still getting same "No more PTYs.", "Sorry, could not find a PTY."
> > > >
> > > > Help !
> > > >
> > > > jan
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > so I tried :
> > > > >
> > > > > # rpm --rebuild screen-3.9.8-3mdk.src.rpm
> > > > > Installing screen-3.9.8-3mdk.src.rpm
> > > > > error: failed build dependencies:
> > > > > gpm-devel is needed by screen-3.9.8-3mdk
> > > > >
> > > > > # rpm -i /mnt/windows/l/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/gpm-devel*
> > > > > error: cannot open file /mnt/windows/l/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/gpm-devel*: No
>such file or directory
> > > > >
> > > > > # wget
>ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/gpm-devel-1.19.3-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > > > # rpm -i gpm-devel-1.19.3-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > > > # rpm -i
>ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/utempter-devel*
> > > > >
> > > > > and so I got :
> > > > > ...
> > > > > make[2]: makeinfo: Command not found
> > > > > ...
> > > > > exit 1
> > > > > should screen.spec require texinfo/makeinfo ?
> > > > >
> > > > > so I installed texinfo, rebuilt, installed :
> > > > > # rpm -U /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i686/screen-3.9.8-3mdk.i686.rpm
> > > > >
> > > > > and I get the same results ! (No more TTYs.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Help ! `screen' is essential !
> > > > >
> > > > > Thx,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 24 Feb 2001, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > screen 3.9.8-3mdk installed in Cooker-i586 20010224 20:30 says "no more
> > > > > > PTYs", and then "Sorry, could not find a PTY."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ls /dev/pty* shows tons of entries, as well as /dev/tty*.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What could be the problem ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thx,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jan
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