Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 23:34:11 -0800 (AKDT) From: Steve Howe <groggy@iname.com> To: CyberPsychotic <fygrave@freenet.bishkek.su> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: compatible terminal settings Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981002232745.2359D-100000@abc.xyz.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD.4.02.9810031111200.425-100000@freenet.kg>
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On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, CyberPsychotic wrote: > I am wondering if anyone faced the problem of incompatible terminals in > FreeBSD and other Unices. (even BSD clones, such as BSDi). Many Unices > lack such terminals in its termcap bases as cons25. so far the most > compatible terminal i found, is pc3. (sometimes It keeps things even > better than vt100) true vt100 needs to be compile into your kernel, from what i've heard. ??? there is a driver for it. see LINT. also try vt220 or xterm. don't be afraid to adjust those termcap files. i had a problem with DOS, since i use DOS ComIt to login to FBSD when in DOS. it only has a 24 line viewing area. so i tweaked the cons25 and created a cons24 ;) works great with color lynx. i'd like to see a standard entry for it. remember to compile the termcap after changes. it's really very easy to modify that stuff. man 5 termcap sorry, i can't help with linux or BSDi. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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