Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 15:48:48 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers) Subject: Re: some pcvt quirks Message-ID: <199507091348.PAA03037@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199507091152.NAA00859@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> from "Christoph P. Kukulies" at Jul 9, 95 01:52:47 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: #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. > 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. ;-)
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