Telnetd: cannot find free ptys..

[Bernhard Reutner-Fischer]

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 05:18:09PM +0530, Rahanesh wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I am using  busybox-1.12.4 on MIPS target.  I want to telnet from PC
>to board.
>
>After starting telnetd on board and then while trying to connect to
>it from PC i get the following error.
>
>*/telnet 10.47.5.49
>//Trying 110.47.5.49
>//Connected to 10.47.5.49
>//Escape character is '^]'.
>/*/*Connection closed by foreign host.*
>/
>
>I have enabled syslogd on board. Log says
>
>"*kern.err telnetd: can't find free pty"
>*
>What might be the issue?
>
>For your Information...
>
>I have   /dev/ptmx on board.
>
>My kernel Configuration is
>
># CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS is not set
>CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
>CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256

As Gilles says, you should do the other way round.
Use UNIX98 ptys (in the kernel, and turn on UNIX98PTY_ONLY in uClibc)
and turn off the big legacy cruft.
>
>My Busy Box Configuration is
>
>CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVPTS=y
>
>Expecting your help

"Looking forward to your help" is what you most likely ment to say.

HTH,