try this to set the TERM variable (this is for bash, similar syntax in others shells - check sys admin guide for details):
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sh // change to bash shell [EMAIL PROTECTED]> TERM=vt100 // set TERM to generic vt100 [EMAIL PROTECTED]> export TERM // export as env. variable then try 'telnettting' ... tks Andrew ------------------------------------------------- Andrew McRobert LLB B.Sc(Comp. Sci) IT Liaison Officer, School of Law MURDOCH UNIVERSITY Perth, Western Australia Ph: [+61 8 9360 6479] Fax: [+61 8 9310 6671] e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Linux: The Choice of a GNU Generation" -----Original Message----- From: r.l. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 1:24 PM To: Andrew McRobert Subject: RE: vi won't work with any TERM setting >... when you log into the potato box, what's the value of the TERM >environment value (get this by typing "env"). TERM=unknown Which is rather odd. vi will then complain as 'unknown' is not - obviously - in terminfo. Any ideas? Thanks. Rolf. >-----Original Message----- >From: r.l. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 1:09 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: vi won't work with any TERM setting > > >hello > >Problem is that no matter what TERM setting I use, and I've tried everyone >listed in terminfo, I cannot get vi to operate correctly. The closest TERM >value is 'sun' which will use the full screen idea ok but neither the >cursor keys nor h/j/k/l will move about the page. Other TERMs produce >rather worse responses. > >I've also tried stty sane and looked at individual stty options, to no >avail. > >I am connecting to 'potato' via telnet from a solaris box which I interact >with via an OpenWindows xterm. I have also tried a vanilla telnet app. and >get the same results. > >I am new to debian, having arrived here from Solaris via (a brief stop at) >redhat. Not being able to edit files is a bit of a handicap at this early >stage. > >Any help much appreciated. > >Thanks > >Rolf. > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >/dev/null > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
