[Solved]Desktop-Terminals don't works

linopolus · 2009-02-01 15:26:56

Hi

I use often desktop-terminals like gnome-terminal or konsole. Since friday no one works. if I start a desktop-terminal, the cursor appears, but I can't type anything and the prompt don't appears. I use the zsh with the configfiles from the grml-project(http://grml.org http://www.laber-land.de/2008/11/13/kur … att-bash/), but it don't work with the bash, too.

Last edited by linopolus (2009-02-04 12:48:20)

TheBodziO · 2009-02-01 20:54:40

Have you tried to remove your shell's configs (temporarily of course) and run terminal emulator with shell on vanilla settings? Since both konsole and gnome-thingie failed it seems probable that you're zsh's configs may be fried.

linopolus · 2009-02-02 13:22:06

I removed the configs but it is the same. I tried to use the Bash or the Sh but it is the same. I tried to use Yakuake but it is the same...

TheBodziO · 2009-02-02 14:57:42

Another idea: maybe they can't spawn their own pseudo-ttys? This would explain why you can log in after boot and run x and at the same time can't run terminal emulator. Is there some hint in your logs? A simple test also would be to log in console with x still running with some terminal emulator and issuing "w" command to see if somebody is logged-in on some "pts/0" or something terminal. If it's not then we have our suspect. If it is—maybe then it's authorization problem.

TheBodziO · 2009-02-02 15:03:25

Oh yes! …first of all check if you have "devpts" mounted.

linopolus · 2009-02-02 15:46:35

I changed my /etc/inittab because I never use more than 4 TTYs. I made the lines

c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/6 linux

to a comment.

TheBodziO · 2009-02-02 18:53:27

This is rather irrelevant to your problem. TTYs and pseudo-TTYs are different things. First check if you have "devpts" pseudo-fs mounted. Most probably you haven't or you have wrong permissions set.

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linopolus · 2009-02-02 19:13:49

# umount /dev/pts
mount: /dev/pts ist nicht eingehängt

/dev/pts isn't mounted

rson451 · 2009-02-02 19:20:20

You've been messing with your /etc/fstab recently probably. You should have a line similar to the following in it.

none                   /dev/pts      devpts    defaults            0      0

linopolus · 2009-02-02 19:34:15

I'm using my /etc/fstab from Ubuntu(/ is changed:)) and there is no entry devpts in it. I added it and am restarting.

linopolus · 2009-02-02 19:36:56

It works!

I can use Yakuake!

Last edited by linopolus (2009-02-02 19:37:11)

TheBodziO · 2009-02-02 20:26:02

And that's what it's all about!

PS. Add "[solved]" to thread topic.

Last edited by TheBodziO (2009-02-02 20:28:58)

linopolus · 2009-02-04 11:39:51

How to do?

TheBodziO · 2009-02-04 12:24:43

Edit your first post in this thread. You'll be able to change topic there.

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