Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 23:38:58 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: some pcvt quirks Message-ID: <199507100638.XAA10901@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199507091348.PAA03037@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Jul 9, 95 03:48:48 pm
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> > As Christoph P. Kukulies wrote: > > > > Fatal server error: > > xf86OpenPcvt: VT_GETMODE failed > > Found pcvt driver but X11 seems to be not supported. > > Check your kernel's console driver configuration and /dev entries > > Well, read just the above sentence (i did my best to be as clear as > possible when i wrote this), and then the LINT file: > > #options XSERVER # include code for XFree86 > > I don't know why XSERVER has been removed from syscons (or has it > never been there? maybe), pcvt always required it for those who > intend to run an X server. However, it used to be in the default > config file previously. > > > The BACKSPACE key gives a 0x7f (DELETE) in vi; at least it would be nice > > if the default behaviour was ^H when one is moving from syscons to pcvt. > > No way. :-) Pcvt has never been generating a backspace, and as long as > i'm maintaining it, will never by default. Modify the source, or run > kcon -m blah if you love backspaces... i don't. (But PLEEZE, don't > start another useless discussion about this topic, folks.) > > Well, if you don't like the personal argument (though this is _only_ a > matter of personal taste), buy this: pcvt is emulating a DEC VT series > terminal, and early VT100's weren't even able to generate something > else than a DEL for that key. Take this as a counter personal arguement, DEC later relized there mistake and corrected this. All vt200 series and latter terminals can be setup to generate either ^H or ^? for that key. DEC corrected there mistake, perhaps you should too. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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