From: nick@symphony.mp.ucc.ie (Nick Hilliard) Subject: Re: Can't run X from SLS dist - "no free ptys" - HELP! Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1993 16:48:10 GMT
svh@verdix.com (Steven Hovater) writes:
: Argh! I can't even get it up... and have problems with "script"
: as well. Any suggestions?
:
: Here's a script from one attempt:
:
: Script started on Sun Mar 28 11:05:42 1993
: /tmp# startx
:
: [snip]
:
: Fatal server error:
: Cannot find a free VT
: giving up.
: xinit: Invalid argument (errno 22): unable to connect to X server
: xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
: /tmp# exit
That means that you don't have any unused virtual consoles left. You need to
have at least one free VC for X to work. Remove one of the virtual console
definitions (the c[1-8] ones) from /etc/inittab, and it should work.
Nick