From: astorey@NeoSoft.com (Alan Storey) Subject: Re: /dev/tty (Whatis it for?) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1993 22:31:31 GMT
I believe that /dev/tty is a pseudo device used to open any free
tty (is this correct?).
I have the same problem under Linux 99.PL10 on my laptop. The process
works fine on my desktop unit though.
The actual problem occurs on the open call (per ptrace)
open("/dev/tty", RDONLY, 666) = -512
-512 is the error code ERESTARTSYS. I think that in this instance there is
a problem with the locking mechanism between /dev/cuax and /dev/ttySx.
Perhaps someone with more knowlege and a little free time might be able to
explain the problem or fix it.
In the meantime I suggest you replace the /dev/tty entry and use /dev/cua1
instead of ttyS1 as your tty for getty.
Alan
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