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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:05:49 -0500
From: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>
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Subject: Re: terminal emulation on sun  console
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On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 12:55:06PM -0700, RJ45 wrote:

> Hello, starting to install FreeBSD on ultra 60, what is the best terminal
> emulation choice before running install program? noone of hte seems to
> work fine (Arrows won't work). Do I have to use a serial console?

I'm afraid the best terminal emulation happens through the serial
console at the moment.  It's possible to do installs using the normal
SUN console/keyboard but the terminal emulation is so bad you basically
need to know in advance what all the screens are asking for.

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