error creating the child process for this terminal

[sam R]

*Ubuntu 9.04 is unstable. I think I will just go back to 8.10. I didn’t have
any problem until I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04*


On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:00 AM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

>  sam R wrote:
> > I used Andrew’s solution. But guess what?  Another problem after typing
>  *mount
> > -t devpts devpts /dev/pts [hit enter]  *then * gdm [hit enter] *I get new
> > log-in screen asking me for *Username* but I can’t type anything
> (basically,
> > the machine/screen freeze)**
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Andrew Farris <flyindragon1 at aol.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 21:15 +0200, Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> >>> On 08/28/2009 08:53 PM, sam R wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> /*None of the answers help me to solve the problem. Forgive me I'm new
> >>>> to Ubuntu*/
> >>> Please bottom post.
> >>>
> >>> Did you read my mail? I explained the problem. /dev/pts is not mounted!
> >>> Why? I don't know.
> >>> But usually, holding down the CTRL and ALT key and pressing one of the
> 6
> >>> F keys (F1 to F6) at the same time should bring you to a terminal. Log
> >>> in with your user name and password. Type in "sudo mount -t devpts
> >>> devpts /dev/pts" (without the quotes) and hit ENTER, then enter your
> >>> password when asked for a password. Hold CTRL and ALT key and press F7
> >>> at the same time to go back to your Desktop.
> >>>
> >>> Now, everything should be OK until the next reboot.
> >> I believe, if you cant get to a tty terminal after logging in, that you
> >> could also boot in recovery mode [at the grub menu, choose the option w/
> >> (recovery mode) at the end], and when the blue menu comes up, go to
> >> "Drop to root prompt" then from there type in:
> >>    mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts [hit enter]
> >>    gdm [hit enter]
> >>
> >> then log in as usual. that should produce the same results as Thomas'
> >> solution, w/o needing access to a tty terminal.
> >>
> >>
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>        I wounder if your using a SATA herd drive? Your problems sound like
> I
> get when my SATA drive is about to quit. Try just taking off each end
> and then put it back on. Lousy plugs.
>
>
>
> 73 Karl
>
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