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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