Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 08:44:04 +0200 (MET DST) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com (user alias) Subject: Re: some pcvt quirks Message-ID: <199507100644.IAA02279@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <199507091348.PAA03037@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Jul 9, 95 03:48:48 pm
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> > As Christoph P. Kukulies wrote: > > > > Fatal server error: > > xf86OpenPcvt: VT_GETMODE failed > > Found pcvt driver but X11 seems to be not supported. > > Check your kernel's console driver configuration and /dev entries > > Well, read just the above sentence (i did my best to be as clear as > possible when i wrote this), and then the LINT file: Not to appear nitpicky but wouldn't have been a line "maybe you want to put options XSERVER into your kernel config file" more explanatory :-) ? > > #options XSERVER # include code for XFree86 > > I don't know why XSERVER has been removed from syscons (or has it > never been there? maybe), pcvt always required it for those who > intend to run an X server. However, it used to be in the default > config file previously. I didn't have XSERVER in my config file (though UCONSOLE) since as you stated syscons doesn't need it any more. This should be reflected in the INSTALL.FreeBSD-2.0 - no word of XSERVER there at present and since I wasn't used to use it any longer I was baffled about the 'but X11 seems to be not supported' (see above). > > > The BACKSPACE key gives a 0x7f (DELETE) in vi; at least it would be nice > > if the default behaviour was ^H when one is moving from syscons to pcvt. > > No way. :-) Pcvt has never been generating a backspace, and as long as > i'm maintaining it, will never by default. Modify the source, or run > kcon -m blah if you love backspaces... i don't. (But PLEEZE, don't > start another useless discussion about this topic, folks.) > > Well, if you don't like the personal argument (though this is _only_ a > matter of personal taste), buy this: pcvt is emulating a DEC VT series > terminal, and early VT100's weren't even able to generate something > else than a DEL for that key. > > -- > cheers, J"org > > joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ > Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-) > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de FreeBSD blues.physik.rwth-aachen.de 2.0-BUILT-19950701 FreeBSD 2.0-BUILT-
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