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Title: No shell under X after an update

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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

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

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