From owner-freebsd-emulation Wed Aug 8 15:35:52 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from Daffy.timing.com (daffy.timing.com [206.168.13.218]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D030A37B40B for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 15:35:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhein@timing.com) Received: from brain.timing.com (brain.timing.com [206.168.13.195]) by Daffy.timing.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA36529; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:35:41 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from jhein@timing.com) Received: (from jhein@localhost) by brain.timing.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) id f78MZdj50494; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:35:39 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from jhein@brain.timing.com) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15217.48827.763275.306777@brain.timing.com> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:35:39 -0600 From: John E Hein To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Cc: Shiro Ikeda In-Reply-To: <20001208.201621.55429972.shiro@brain.riken.go.jp> References: <20001208.201621.55429972.shiro@brain.riken.go.jp> Subject: can't quit matlab 12.1 under linux_base6.1 X-Mailer: VM 6.95 under Emacs 20.7.1 Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I just installed matlab version 6.1.0.450 (R12.1) and have a similar problem to Shiro. I don't get any warning about /dev/ptmx, but I DO get the following in /var/log/messages, and I am also unable to quit (like Shiro). Other than these symptoms, matlab seems to work fine. Aug 8 16:30:23 heron /kernel: linux: 'ioctl' fd=4, cmd=1 ('',1) not implemented Aug 8 16:30:23 heron /kernel: linux: 'ioctl' fd=4, cmd=1 ('',1) not implemented Aug 8 16:30:23 heron /kernel: linux: 'ioctl' fd=4, cmd=540e ('T',14) not implemented I am running FreeBSD 4.3-Release. First... is anyone else able to successfully quit matlab? Shiro Ikeda wrote on Fri, 08 Dec 2000 20:16:21 +0900 (JST): > Subject: Linux /dev/ptmx is needed by MATLAB R12 > > I am using MATLAB for Linux on FreeBSD, and got a problem. The latest > MATLAB for Linux needs Linux kernel of version 2.2.x and libc.so.6. I > installed linux_base6.1 on FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE and cheated the install > program of MATLAB. I could install everything, but when I run MATLAB, > it gives the following message before opening a window, > > ??? MATLAB was unable to open the pseudo-tty master device /dev/ptmx. > The unix() and ! commands will not work in this MATLAB session. Other > commands which depend upon unix() and ! will also fail. Please check > with your system administrator and confirm that this device exists with > the proper permissions. > > Finally it opens a window, and I can use MATLAB, but I cannot close > the window, and cannot quit but have to kill the process. I am sure > latest MATLAB needs /dev/ptmx for managing the tty, but I don't know > how to realize it on FreeBSD. If anyone gives me a hint, it helps me a > lot. > > thanks, > > /)\ Shiro Ikeda > o o "Information and Human Activity", PRESTO, JST > - Lab. for Mathematical Neuroscience, RIKEN BSI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message