This can be found in the /usr/src/linux/Documentation (or wherever you keep
your kernel source...)
"As of 2.1.115, support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices
was removed. If necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when
you obviously are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major
2 /dev/pty* devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more
information). In general, you should make sure that your /dev
directory is up-to-date if you are experiencing any problems.
Optional support for Unix98 pty devices has also been added. If you
want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least
glibc-2.0.9x, and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's. The
general procedure for configuring Unix98 pty support is:
- Compile your kernel with CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS and CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS.
- mknod /dev/ptmx c 5 2
chmod 666 /dev/ptmx
mkdir /dev/pts
- Add to /etc/fstab:
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
(Note: gid=5 is applicable for Red Hat systems for which group "tty" has
gid 5. Adjust according to your distribution. Use mode=600 if you want
"mesg n" to be default.)
- Mount /dev/pts"
Just some background information. :)
-- Steve --
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Mielke
> Sent: July 30, 1999 7:38 AM
> To: Rusty Brooks
> Cc: Keith Duthie; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: "system has no more ptys"
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Rusty Brooks wrote:
> >I don't understand the first question, what is there to mount? Where
> >would one mount it? As what kind of file system?
>
> I missed the beginning of this thread, but, with respect to PTYs
> and the 2.2
> kernel, you may need the following line in /etc/fstab:
>
> none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=0620 0 0
>
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