Re: RH 4.2 xterm problem

[Tom Burke <tomii siu edu>]

Just guessing...

	Maybe you should go to the /dev directory & run the
MAKDEV script...   read up on it first, tho...

Stefan wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I have run into a somewhat unsual problem after installing
> RedHat 4.2 Linux for x86. After installing the new system,
> when I run X-Windows, I am not able to open up an xterm.
> Reviewing my .xsession-errors file showed the following:
> xterm: no available ptys
> I have not been able to solve this problem. Is this a
> problem with the /dev/ptys on the 4.2 system? This
> problem occurs whether I'm logged in as root or a normal
> user. This is after installing RedHat 4.2 on a fresh disk.
> Other than this, everything seems to be working fine.
> I have some experience w/ Slackware & MkLinux, but not
> enough experience to solve this problem apparently :-)
> Can anybody help?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Stefan
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