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ERROR ioctl(2) failed, EBADF 241: throw new Error('resizing must be done using positive cols and rows'); An unexpected critical error occurred:Error: ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

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What happened?

Gemini CLI still crashes with the following log.

ERROR ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

/home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13

240: if (cols <= 0 || rows <= 0 || isNaN(cols) || isNaN(rows) || cols === Infinity || rows === Infinity) { 241: throw new Error('resizing must be done using positive cols and rows'); 242: } 243: pty.resize(this._fd, cols, rows); 244: this._cols = cols; 245: this._rows = rows; 246: };

  • UnixTerminal.resize (/home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
  • _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
  • (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31)
  • commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
  • commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
  • recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
  • commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
  • recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
  • commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
  • recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)

An unexpected critical error occurred:Error: ioctl(2) failed, EBADF at UnixTerminal.resize (/home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13) at _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30) at file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31 at commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/kazuhito/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)

What did you expect to happen?

I had expected the issue to be resolved today following my previous bug report, but it still hasn’t been resolved at all.

Client information

  • CLI Version: 0.44.1
  • Git Commit: b9b7416f8
  • Session ID: c242da1e-b984-48ac-a99e-098e139918c5
  • Operating System: linux v22.17.0
  • Sandbox Environment: no sandbox
  • Model Version: gemini-3-flash-preview
  • Auth Type: oauth-personal
  • Memory Usage: 267.9 MB
  • Terminal Name: Unknown
  • Terminal Background: #282c34
  • Kitty Keyboard Protocol: Unsupported

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When I asked gemini cli to recall my previous work, it crashed.

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