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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: How to make cursor "stable" in vt220?
To: eng30402@leonis.nus.sg (TU RUI)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 10:55:46 -0700 (MST)
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> I just switched my terminal driver from cons25 to vt220.  After reboot, 
> the cursor keeps blinking.  I've tried everything I can to make it calm, 
> but all failed. :-(
> 
> Seems "cursor(1)" can only used to change the cursor shape, not anything 
> else, or maybe I use it wrongly?
> 
> Anyway, I am using FreeBSD 2.1.0 on clgd5434 card.

Have you tried echoing the VT220 escape sequence for turning off blink?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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