From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 6 17:11:33 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA25364 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 6 Jun 1996 17:11:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA25358 for ; Thu, 6 Jun 1996 17:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dwhite@localhost) by riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA05211; Thu, 6 Jun 1996 17:11:53 -0700 Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 17:11:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Sandip Srivastava cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: General problems In-Reply-To: <199606062220.WAA24783@mailhost.worldnet.att.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 6 Jun 1996, Sandip Srivastava wrote: > I recompiled the kernel so that it would recognize my ps/2 mouse. I also > made the vt220 the default terminal in the kernel. But when the system > comes up, why does it say Terminal type? [cons25] and not [vt220]? Also, > now the backspace key and the delete doesn't erase the previous character. > When I press the backspace key I get something like ^?, and when I press the > delete key I get something like ^]]. What's gone wrong here? The message in the box comes from tset(1), which asks the terminal "what type are you?" and it responds "cons25". If you want a vt220, then type 'vt220' to the prompt. Are you logging in as root? Root is the only one that asks me this question. Don't run as root; make yourself an account and use 'su' to get superuser access. For the backspace problem, enter stty erase That should beat it into shape. Using cons25 will ensure the keyboard is mapped properly for the delete key. On my box the delete and backspace keys do the same thing. For ref: ^? = delete = keystroke Ctrl-Backspace ^H = backspace = keystroke Backspace > I installed the X-user distribution, but when when I type startx at the > prompt I get the following: > > startx: Command not found. > > And when I type xf86config, I get > > xf86config: Command not found. > > I've checked and these programs are on my system. What could be wrong, I > installed X. Your path isn't complete. Edit your PATH in .cshrc or .profile, or call them explicitly with the full path. /usr/X11R6/bin/startx /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config > Also, I would like to know how do I test to see if my modem is working? I > know there is a program called seyon, but that requires X, and I can't get X > to run. Is there some modem program that runs without X? Use 'tip'. 'man tip' Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major