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ERROR ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

/home/exilonium/.npm-global/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/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
  • _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
  • (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31)
  • commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
  • commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
  • recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
  • commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
  • recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
  • commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
  • recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/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/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13) at _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30) at file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31 at commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)

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ERROR  ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

 /home/exilonium/.npm-global/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/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
 - _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
 -  (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31)
 - commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/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/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
    at _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
    at file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31
    at commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
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  ERROR  ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

 /home/exilonium/.npm-global/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/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
 - _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
 -  (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31)
 - commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/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/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
    at _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
    at file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31
    at commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/exilonium/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
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