On 01/01/12 15:46, Dale wrote: > Colleen Beamer wrote: >> On 01/01/12 14:58, Michael Mol wrote: >>> On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Colleen >>> Beamer<colleen.bea...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 01/01/12 14:41, Michael Mol wrote: >>>>> On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Colleen >>>>> Beamer<colleen.bea...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I seem to have lost the command prompt in konsole and can't >>>>>> figure out >>>>>> how to get it back. I did google this, but didn't see anything >>>>>> relevant. Any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks and Happy New Year. >>>>>> >>>>>> Colleen >>>>> echo $PS1 >>>>> >>>>> If it's empty, you'll want to fix it in $HOME/.bashrc. >>>>> >>>>> If you're not seeing *anything* when you type, I'd suggest checking >>>>> your configured color scheme. >>>>> >>>> First, I exited out of kde by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1. Doing echo >>>> $PS1, I got >>>> output. >>>> >>>> However, just to make sure you understand, in konsole, I get no >>>> command >>>> prompt and can't type anything. >>> First guess would be checking your terminal profile settings for >>> color scheme. >>> >> I checked all the color schemes. However, I doubt that it is that. >> Konsole was working - I was trying to get a previously created database >> recognized in mysql and while I was going through the documentation, >> konsole was working. Now, all I get is a black square where my command >> prompt should be. >> >> Regards, >> >> Colleen >> >> > > It sounds like you have the text color and background color set to the > same thing. Basically, it's invisible. I would go to Settings at the > top then Configure Current Profile. You should be able to change > things under the Appearance tab.
It's not this. I have a black block cursor visible in the terminal, just no command prompt and I can't type anything in konsole. -- Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org
