Hello, I run debian GNU/Linux (slink, kernel 2.0.36) under console mode (it's an older system) and am having problems with virtual consoles. I have logins on the first two consoles and then spawn additional consoles (with the `open' command) when I need them.
A few days ago I opened up console 3 and then exited. I now cannot deallocate the console. When I try: prompt% deallocvt 3 VT_DISALLOCATE: Device or resource busy deallocvt: could not deallocate console 3 I know there is nothing running on it, `ps aux' shows nothing on tty3. In the past I've had similar problems, but usually within a few hours the console was `freed' and I was able to deallocate it. The really weird thing is that I can type into the console (nothing happens), but then when I open up the console with a shell, all of the command I had typed are run on the shell. e.g. ---------------------------- Begin Example ----------------------------- This is tty3, I can type here aiejfiej aeifjije aifjeijr blah blah blah prompt% This is tty3, I can type here This: Command not found. prompt% prompt% aiejfiej aiejfiej: Command not found. prompt% aeifjije aeifjije: Command not found. prompt% aifjeijr aifjeijr: Command not found. prompt% blah blah blah blah: Command not found. prompt% _ ---------------------------- End Example ----------------------------- I typed in the first 6 lines on the blank console and then switched over to another console and typed `open -c 3'. Any help is appreciated. Matt
