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From: jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Interactive VGA Server
Message-ID: <1990Jul28.165749.22101@turnkey.tcc.com>
Date: 28 Jul 90 16:57:49 GMT
References: <5351@plains.UUCP>
Reply-To: jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Westchester, CA
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In article <5351@plains.UUCP> bakke@plains.UUCP (Jeffrey P. Bakke) writes:
 
>The problem occurs in that when I run xinit 
>with .xinitrc:
>/usr/bin/X -2
>It comes back as:
 
>Cannot open /dev/ptmx : no such file or directory
 
>I don't know what is supposed to create the ptmx device.
 
This is the entry point to the clone device driver. I have not checked for
sure but I believe it is installed by the streams package, you absolutely
must install streams in order for local X to work. It may be that you just
don't have the necessary drivers configured. check /etc/conf/sdevice.d
for the files: clone, ptem, ptx, pty. Make sure they are there and that
they are marked 'Y' so they will be configured into the kernel. If not
install streams.

>I'm attempting to use the keyboard mouse driver (don't have a real mouse) so
>could that be the problem? 
 
No, but gee, mice are so cheap these days and X will be awfully clumsy without
one I would suggest you shell out a few bucks. Also I have never seen this
keyboard driver and don't know whether or how well it would work.

Disclaimer: I speak for myself, not for LCC.

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Jack F. Vogel			jackv@locus.com
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