error creating the child process for this terminal

[Karl F. Larsen]

sam R wrote:
> *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*

	You can do anything you like, but 9.04 is NOT unstable. The problem I 
think is you upgraded from your 8.10 and it didn't work well. No way to 
know why.


73 Karl



> 
> 
> 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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