Re: how to start using the pts instead of the tty's ???
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
25 Apr 1999 05:51:10 GMT
Followup to: <99042422311501.01095@myhome.anywhere.cc>
By author: fito <fito@telebot.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hi all, i finally got a good copy of glibc-2.1.1 and i decided to
> change to the UNIX 98 pty's instead of the normal tty's, i have done what says
> in the Changes document and everything works fine, the devpts fs is mounted and
> all but i am not yet using the new pty's, if i give the command tty it still
> says /dev/ttyX, what i'm missing ??? have i ti get more new software or change
> something in the init scripts, i'm using a RH system with kernel 2.2.6 compiled
> and running ok with egcs-1.1.2.........
>
You actually need programs that use the new API too. Your best bet is
probably to upgrade to RedHat 6.0 when it comes out.
-hpa
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