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From: james@parody.tecc.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel Compiles on V2.05
Date: 14 Dec 1995 00:26:02 -0000
Organization: A FreeBSD box
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Message-ID: <4anquq$1hk@parody.tecc.co.uk>
References: <4al88r$g80@ns1.tstt.net.tt>
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In article <4al88r$g80@ns1.tstt.net.tt>,
Feisal Mohammed <feisal@tstt.net.tt> wrote:
>However this new kernel echoes the login name when typed in and
>refuses to run an xterm (error msg is "inappropriate ioctl for
>device")
>Also when I do a "w" I get a response as if no one is logged in.
>I have included the kernel config file below. Can anyone tell
>me what I have missed out and is causing the problems?

Adding the line

options		"COMPAT_43"	# Compatible with BSD 4.3

to the kernel config file will cure the login problem. Since I can't
see anything else that's obviously missing off-hand, it should fix the
other two as well.

Good luck
James
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