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From: brian@ui-gate.utell.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Adding pseudo-ttys
Date: 10 Feb 1997 17:52:37 GMT
Organization: Utell International
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Allen Stowe (astowe@interlog.com) wrote:
: Hi all,
: I am trying to add some pseudo-ttys to the system(2.1.6) and keep
: getting the following error when issuing makedev:
: cd /dev <<< Change to /dev
: ./MAKEDEV pty128 <<< create 128 pty/tyy's
: bad unit for pty in: pty128 <<< following error results
: I have tried 16,32, 64 and 96 same error results.
: Any help would be appreciated.
Use pty[0-7]. Each creates 32 nodes. Note the comments in MAKEDEV,
nodes [4-7] aren't usable by some programs.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@utell.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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