[svlug] Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo teletype).

[Warren Turkal]

and "df -h"?

wt

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Debian Intermediate <jj1234ff at lycos.com> wrote:
> root#/> mount
> /dev/hda3 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
> procbususb on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
> udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
> /dev/sda1 on /mnt/sda1 type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> /dev/hda1 on /mnt/hda1 type vfat
> (rw,nosuid,nodev,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=1000)
>
> thanks
>
> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
> > Subject : Re: [svlug] Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo teletype).
> > Date : Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:10:41 -0800
> > From : "Warren Turkal"
> > To : "Debian Intermediate"
> > Cc : svlug at lists.svlug.org
> >
> >Can you show the output of "mount"?
> >
> >wt
> >
>
> >On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Debian Intermediate wrote:
> >> I forgot, the lines below should have read:
> >> root#/dev> /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh start
> >>
> >> I am just retyping what I typed in ctrl-alt-F1 mode
> >> since xterm and console can't open a pseudo teletype
> >> in x-windows. No way to cut and paste from
> >> ctrl-alt-F1 mode bash shell to x-windows browser.
> >> Script won't work either since there
> >> is not pseudo tty.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
> >> > Subject : Re: [svlug] Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo
> teletype).
> >> >
> >> >No luck on running it:
> >> >root#/dev> /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh
> >> >Files under mount point '/dev/shm' will be hidden.
> >> >root#/dev> /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh
> >> >root#/dev> ls -l p*
> >> >crw-r----- 1 root root 1, 4 2008-03-03 07:04 port
> >> >crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 1 2008-03-03 07:04 psaux
> >> >crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 2 2008-03-03 07:04 ptmx
> >> >
> >> >???
> >> >
> >> >---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
> >> >> Subject : Re: [svlug] Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo
> teletype).
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Yes, "initscripts" package is there. Just reinstalled it to make sure.
> >> >>
> >> >>I read the comments in:
> >> >>/etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh
> >> >>and it says it should be called during boot.
> >> >>
> >> >>Yes this is debian stable and should be up to date.
> >> >>Computer running a standard Debian kernel
> >> >>(amd-2.6-22-amd64 SMP . Really miss the konsole and
> >> >>being able to cut and paste into an email window.)
> >> >>
> >> >>I'll poke around with search engine , but not much there:
> >>
> >>http://groups.google.com/groups?num=50&q=/etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh+pts&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wg
> >> >>
> >> >>Wonder why it is not running this automatically.
> >> >>I'll run it manually and see what happens.
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks.
> >> >>You are the only person to reply so far.
> >> >>j
> >> >>
> >> >>---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
> >> >>> Subject : Re: [svlug] Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo
> teletype).
> >> >>> Date : Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:48:41 -0800
> >> >>> From : "Warren Turkal"
> >> >>> To : "Debian Intermediate"
> >> >>> Cc : svlug at lists.svlug.org
> >> >>>
> >> >>>I am assuming that you are running Debian.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Do you have the "initscripts" package installed? It contains
> >> >>>/etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh, which should mount the pts FS for you at
> >> >>>/dev/pts among other FSes.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Also, are you running a Debian kernel or your own kernel?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>wt
> >> >>>
> >> >>>On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Debian Intermediate wrote:
> >> >>>> I can't get an xterm or konsole.
> >> >>>> I get error message:
> >> >>>> "Konsole is unable to open a PTY (pseudo teletype).
> >> >>>> It is likely that this is due to an incorrect configuration of the
> PTY
> >> >>>> devices.
> >> >>>> Konsole needs to have read/write access to the PTY devices."
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I can get to single user by ctrl-alt F1 keystroke.
> >> >>>> I see that /dev/pts is missing after upgrade.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Funny thing is that X windows works and can run a browser.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Some suggestion was to add a line to /etc/fstab:
> >> >>>> /dev/pts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0
> >> >>>> But it it made no difference.
> >> >>>> Created a directory /dev/pts , but it goes away after reboot.
> >> >>>> Must be created every time you boot??
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Gave up and removed the line from /etc/fstab.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Tried:
> >> >>>> cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV -v pty
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Checked and the /etc/passwd file looks ok
> >> >>>> since it was suggested on the net.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Can run X, and browsers from the icons on task bar.
> >> >>>>
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