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No shell under X after an update
Applicable to
S.u.S.E. version: 4.4.1
Kernel version: 1.2.x / 2.0.x
Symptom:
No windows can be opened with a shell under X after an update to S.u.S.E.
Linux 4.4.1. Error message: "No available ptys". This error message can
also be obtained after a reinstallation when Linux was installed before
on the computer and the loadlin was not reinstalled.
Cause:
You boot your computer with loadlin. The kernel, that is booted by
loadlin, was not updated. Since new numbers, that are not still supported
by the old kernel, are passed for the pseudo-ttys, it gets into the
described effect.
Solution:
Check the running kernel's version by
uname -a
If 1.2.13 is still reported as kernel version, you had installed Linux
before on your computer and you have not reinstalled the loadlin in the
current installation.
Copy the new kernel into your loadlin directory. If your drive C: is
mounted on /msdos, enter the following command:
cp /vmlinuz /msdos/loadlin

Keywords: SHELL, PTY, PSEUDO, AVAILABLE PTYS, XTERM, WINDOW

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SDB-noshell, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
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SuSE GmbH - Last generated: 07. Oct 1999 17:51:38
by maddin
with sdb_gen 1.00.0