My original post:
> Hello all,
>
> Once again I turn to the list for an answer.
>
> I recently installed OW v1.3 on the sparc 1 and 2 machines here. The
> installation on the Sparc 2's is no problem, but the two Sparc 1 machines
> give the following error:
>
> System Warning: Object 0x16570
> Permission denied ioctl TIOCCONS returned -1 attempt to make
> TTY the console failed ( TTY package ).
>
> I followed all the install directions to the letter, but I still have
> not been able to get rid of this error.
> OW does start up after the display of this error by the way.
>
> we are running 4.1.2 and one sparc 1 has a cgthree frame buffer and the
> other a bwtwo.
>
> As I said the sparc 2`s show no signs of this problem.
I got 4 replies:
As it turns out, the permissions on /dev/console have to be such that
the user trying to start the OW session owns this device. This
was suggested by Greg Jumper and David Boyd.
1) bjk@pecos.rc.arizona.edu (Brian J. Kennedy) suggested I get the patch
#100188-01.
I will.
2) jumper@spf.trw.com (Greg Jumper) suggested that running OW3 with xdm
and starting a console window without the user owning the console
device could cause this problem and/or when OW is not running with
the console as the controlling terminal.
The former turned out to the correct answer.
3) David_Boyd@imd.sterling.com (David Boyd) suggested checking the
permissions on /dev/console. This is related to #2 above.
4) Brent Alan Wiese <brent@crick.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu> also suggested a
check of the permissions on /dev/console and as well as a comparison
of /etc/fbtab files between working and non-working systems.
Thanks to y'all who took the time to reply. I appreciate the help.
Larry Chin {larry@cch.com} CCH Canadian Ltd.
System Administrator 6 Garamond Court
Research and Development Don Mills, Ontario.
(416) 441-4001 ext. 349 M3C 1Z5
These are my opinions, MINE YOU HEAR, MINE !!!
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