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Subject: misc/23561: Linux compatibility mode does not support /dev/ptmx device
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>Number:         23561
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Linux compatibility mode does not support /dev/ptmx device
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          wish
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Dec 14 23:50:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Fred Nicolls
>Release:        4.2-RELEASE
>Organization:
University of Cape Town
>Environment:
FreeBSD dsp7.ee.uct.ac.za 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #0: Tue Aug  1 09:03:09 SAST 2000     nicolls@dsp7.ee.uct.ac.za:/usr/src/sys/compile/DSP7  i386

>Description:
Recent Linux kernels use the /dev/ptmx to allocate ttys.  Some 
commercial software (such as the new release of Matlab) require 
this device to function correctly.  The device is not currently 
supported under FreeBSD, so the software doesn't run.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:


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