Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:21:32 -0500 From: Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@mindspring.com> To: "Phillips, Paul" <paulp@mail.smu.edu> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial port flaky when using vi - Netra 1 T 105 Message-ID: <3FE7524C.6030909@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <F5C1DDA36ABD5049B458492E5FA2A26C7A0571@s31xe3.systems.smu.edu> References: <F5C1DDA36ABD5049B458492E5FA2A26C7A0571@s31xe3.systems.smu.edu>
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Phillips, Paul wrote: > I have been installing FreeBSD 5.2 beta on a Netra T1 105. This is a > headless server, and I am using a Mac Powerbook running Zterm as a > VT100 terminal emulator. The settings on Zterm are 8-N-1. > > In the past, I have used Zterm on this Netra to install Solaris with > no troubles. > > The actual booting up and install works fine. However, post install, > when I am running the console through the serial port, and attempt to > use vi as an editor, it becomes very flaky. The h, j, k, and l keys > do not work to move the cursor. The down and up arrow keys do work, > but only if I move them VERY slowly. When I use the left and right > arrow keys, it starts to write over the line that I am moving over > with different text from somewhere else in the file. > > Very strange. This makes editing from the serial port virtually > impossible. Luckily, I can get it installed, then ssh in and do the > edits. > > Anyone have any ideas? Thanks Paul Phillips I also have a Netra T1 105. I install over serial using minicom (from a laptop running NetBSD). Minicom has a default terminal type of vt102. After I've installed the new kernel and rebooted into single user mode, the first thing I do is "TERM=vt102; export TERM". This cleans up some of the problems. I'm able to use vim at this point. But when mergemaster runs the pager on a big diff, the terminal still gets really screwed up. It makes it difficult to see what I'm doing. So to counteract this, I also type the command "PAGER=/bin/cat; export PAGER" before running mergemaster. Although I can't page through big diffs any longer, I can still read the screen enough to finish my install. I always thought it was a minicom problem, so I never said anything. But it sounds like something else is broken. Richard Coleman richardcoleman@mindspring.com
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