XTerms and /dev/pts

[Robert Serphillips]

Open

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm

change the last line to read

 ! Bug fix for bugzilla bug #49315
!*VT100*eightBitInput: false

Just comment out the *VT100 and that should globaly fix it.

-Rob

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:15:17 -0400 (EDT)
John & Trudy Phillips <johntrudy@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I an not able to start an "xterm" as apposed to the 
> gnome-terminal.  This is an inconvenience under normal
> X sessions, but also means that the "safe session" does
> not work.
> 
> On starting an xterm, either as a normal user or as root
> I get the message:
> 
> xterm: fatal pty error 23 (errno=22) on tty /dev/pts/3
> 
> The gnome-terminal, or perhaps gnome-pty-helper, is able
> to create /dev/pts/<nn> device files.
> 
> Anyone using xterm successfully?
> 
> Any hints?
> 
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