From: ins213g@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr Goh Yan Chang) Subject: Re: Can't run X from SLS dist - "no free ptys" - HELP! Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 05:09:49 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
>Setting TCP SO_LINGER: Protocol not available
>no SIOCGIFCONF
>XFree86 Version 1.2 / X Window System
>(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
>Configured drivers:
> VGA256 (256 colour SVGA):
> et4000, et3000, pvga1, gvga, ati, tvga8900c, tvga9000
>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
>Script done on Sun Mar 28 11:05:50 1993
>All suggestions will be appreciated.
>steve
>--
>Steven V. Hovater (703)318-5839
>Senior CASE Engineer
>Verdix Corporation EMAIL: svh@verdix.com
You need at least one virtual console free. Thus, don't run getty on all eight
virtual consoles. And you can switch back to X from text mode by pressing
Ctr-Alt-F? (the free console).
-yan chang-