On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi
>
> I can an error during mandrake 7.2 boot (I have messed with it) saying that
> devpts cant be mounted cause the filetype is unknown. There is an entry
> in fstab that causes this error.
>
> What is devpts ?? I assume that I am missing it in my kernel, but dont know
> what option to include to get devpts - and ... what does it do (do I need it?)
>
devpts is a special filesystem type which opens terminals on demand. It
"obsoletes" the ttyp?, ttyq? and other device nodes. The option is
CONFIG_DEVPTS. Believe me, you want it.
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"Programming is a race between programmers, who try and make more and more
idiot-proof software, and universe, which produces more and more remarkable
idiots. Until now, universe leads the race" -- R. Cook
