[comp.sys.atari.st] MGR query

dodgson@sol.cs.wmich.edu (Harry Dodgson) (11/23/90)

Just a simple question after I put out the system specs:
Atari Stacy4 running Mint06 off a D: partition.
How can I get MGR to open a window?
All I get is "Can't get a PTY" when I try this.
I didn't see anything in the docs on creating them.
Thanks in advance			Harry
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7103_2622@uwovax.uwo.ca (Eric Smith) (11/24/90)

> Just a simple question after I put out the system specs:
> Atari Stacy4 running Mint06 off a D: partition.
> How can I get MGR to open a window?
> All I get is "Can't get a PTY" when I try this.
> I didn't see anything in the docs on creating them.

Make sure the SHELL environment variable is set correctly.
If it still doesn't work, press CTRL-ALT-F1 before trying to create
the window; the resulting trace output will likely tell you what's wrong.

(This is something that should have been emphasized in the MiNT
documentation; CTRL-ALT-F1 is *very* useful for tracking down mysterious
program failures. Pressing the key once gets reports of failed system calls;
pressing it twice gets a trace of all system calls. Use CTRL-ALT-F2 to
cancel the tracing.)
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