[uml-devel] Question about Unix98 support

[Lee S. <lee...@in...>]

I want to know, do the 'input drivers' for UML support Unix98 terminals?  If this is a totally stupid question, please be patient.  The reason I ask is, when I build UML (2.4.18-32) from source, I can run it, sorta.   I cannot get any of the input drivers to work quite right.  the xterm driver never opens an xterm.  and the pts/pty driver doesn't work either, ditto for port.   Maybe it's just my machine.  BUT, I modified the arch/um/drivers/xterm.c file and I got it to work a little better.  Now at least the xterms show up.  I stole the code from Eterm that opens '/dev/ptmx' and uses ptsname(fd) to get the correct '/dev/pts/?' string for the slave device.  Now I get the login prompt, but when I type 'root' it sits there for a minute the comes back 'Invalid login'.  Is there some problem with /bin/login and Unix98 pts support?  I know this is rambling, but it is late here and I have been tinkering with this WAY too long now.  Strangly enough, I can find NO mention of Unix98/devfs/UML problem.

Lee Saferite