A/UX: How to Recover From a Corrupted Toolbox


What does the following error message indicate?
/etc/toolboxdaemon: error opening user interface device: No such device

The error message:

/etc/toolboxdaemon: error opening user interface device: No such device

may mean that your toolbox user interface device may be corrupted or may
have disappeared.

Check to see if the toolbox-specific device "/dev/uinter0" exists. The mode
of toolbox-specific device should be:

crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 4, 0 May 3 16:30 /dev/uinter0

If this device file is corrupted or has disappeared, here is how to
recover:

1. Bring the system to the single-user mode.

2. In single-user mode, type the command
# /etc/newunix toolbox

3. Type the command
# /etc/autoconfig -u -v -o /unix -S /etc/startup

4. Type the commands:
# sync
# sync
# sync

7. Reboot with the command
# reboot

This should not happen in A/UX 2.0 and beyond.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012