Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 21:10:59 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: craigs@os.com (Craig Shrimpton) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Annoying console (I want it like Linux) Message-ID: <199511280510.VAA22668@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199511280436.XAA09196@solar.os.com> from "Craig Shrimpton" at Nov 27, 95 11:36:50 pm
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ansi isn't a bad choice. but also look on the target machine's termcap (or terminfo) database, for the SCO xenix console.. it's compatible with our syscons.. alternatively, make a kernal with pcvt and then it's emulating a DEC vt 220 (or whatever) and EVERYTHING supports those.. > > Greetings, > > Perhaps someone can direct me to the proper terminal type to avoid some > annoying behaviour. When I telnet to a remote box to read mail, executing > Pine will reverse my console. I.e. black letters, white background. I have > to execute colorls to reset it. This does not happen when I telnet to the > mail machine from my Linux box. What is the correct TERM setting for > FreeBSD 2.1.0's console to act like a Linux console. > > The default console (Con25) is fine for local work but not so good when > telnetting. (except to another FreeBSD box) > > Thanks, > > Craig > > =================================================================== > Shrimpton Consulting Orbit Systems > Craig Shrimpton Email: craigs@os.com > 17 Monroe Avenue Phone: (508) 753-8776 > Worcester, MA 01602 http://www.os.com/ > >
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