error creating the child process for this terminal

[sam R]

*If you claim that 9.04 is stable, then how come everything was working fine
until I upgrade from 8.10 to 9.04*

*1-      /dev/pts is not mounted  you have to do it manually*

*2-      CTRL+ALT+F1 don’t not work*


On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Andrew
> >>>> _____________________________
> >>>> Beware of a dark-haired man with a loud tie.
> >>>>
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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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