From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 19 15:30:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B6981065685 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 268B38FC16 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6JFU17B031996 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m6JFU1dM031993; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200807191530.m6JFU1dM031993@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Unga Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E79AE106566C for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C48758FC15 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6JFPlCx076818 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:47 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m6JFPlk9076817; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:47 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200807191525.m6JFPlk9076817@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:47 GMT From: Unga To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/125772: Increasing the number of ptys based on the FAQ results compilation error on FreeBSD 7.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:01 -0000 >Number: 125772 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Increasing the number of ptys based on the FAQ results compilation error on FreeBSD 7.0 >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 19 15:30:00 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Unga >Release: FreeBSD 7.0 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: As per FAQ, http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html, I tried to increase the number of ptys: "10.19.1 Build and install a new kernel with the line in the configuration file: device pty N where N is the number of requested pseudoterminals." I tried to recompile the kernel. I have modified the GENERIC as follows: device pty 64 # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc) This results a compilation error: config: /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC:268: syntax error *** Error code 1 >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: