In article <5681@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>, tdunbar@vttcf.cc.vt.edu (Thomas Dunbar) writes:
|> kermit (which i using now) works fine when i start it in an xterm. however,

Just a guess, but check that you have valid /dev/tty and /dev/console files.

rab
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