Hello.
I often worked on OpenBSD AMD/Intel PC consoles and really did not have
good support of navigation and function keys of a typical PC keyboard.
Also I had some problems with colors/attributes (maybe they were
video adapter dependent).
These issues exist long time and cause much inconveniences if you often
work at console.
I think that the default "vt220" is not well suited for an AMD/Intel
consoles (my typical work environment consists of mail and Midnight
Commander).
I looked at OpenBSD terminal descriptions database and found
descriptions for NetBSD, FreeBSD, linux, etc consoles but nothing
suitable for OpenBSD AMD/Intel consoles!..
I prepared and tested several terminal description for AMD/Intel
consoles. Here is the patch against OpenBSD-CURRENT sources:
--- ./share/termtypes/termtypes.master.orig Wed Jul 6 22:49:08 2011
+++ ./share/termtypes/termtypes.master Thu Sep 1 19:24:57 2011
@@ -1651,6 +1651,55 @@
qansi-w|QNX ansi for windows,
xvpa, use=qansi-m,
+#### OpenBSD consoles
+#
+# From: Alexei Malinin <[email protected]>; July, 2011.
+#
+# The following terminal descriptions for the AMD/Intel PC console
+# were prepared based on information contained in the OpenBSD-4.9
+# termtypes.master and wscons(4) & vga(4) manuals (2010, November).
+#
+pccon+keys|OpenBSD PC keyboard keys,
+ kbs=^H, kcan=^C, kclr=^L, kcub1=\E[D, kcud1=\E[B, kcuf1=\E[C,
+ kcuu1=\E[A, kdch1=\E[3~, kend=\E[8~, kent=^M, kf1=\E[11~,
+ kf10=\E[21~, kf11=\E[23~, kf12=\E[24~, kf2=\E[12~,
+ kf3=\E[13~, kf4=\E[14~, kf5=\E[15~, kf6=\E[17~, kf7=\E[18~,
+ kf8=\E[19~, kf9=\E[20~, khome=\E[7~, kich1=\E[2~,
+ knp=\E[6~, kpp=\E[5~, krfr=^R, kspd=^Z,
+pccon+acs0|simple ASCII pseudographics for OpenBSD PC console,
+ acsc=+>\,<-\^.v0#`+a\:f\\h#j+k+l+m+n+o~p-q-r-s_t+u+v+w+x!|!}#~o,
+pccon+acs|default ASCII pseudographics for OpenBSD PC console,
+
acsc=++\,\,--..00``aaffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~,
+pccon+colors|ANSI colors for OpenBSD PC console,
+ bce,
+ colors#8, ma#1, ncv#5, pairs#64,
+ op=\E[m$<2>, setab=\E[4%p1%dm$<2>,
+ setaf=\E[3%p1%dm$<2>,
+pccon+base|base capabilities for OpenBSD PC console,
+ am, km, mc5i, npc, nxon, xenl, xon,
+ cols#80, it#8, lines#24,
+ bel=^G, clear=\E[H\E[2J$<50>, cr=^M,
+ cup=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dH$<5>, ed=\E[J$<50>, el=\E[K$<3>,
+ el1=\E[1K$<3>, enacs=\E(B\E)0, home=\E[H$<5>, ht=^I,
+ ind=^J, nel=\EE$<2>, rev=\E[7m$<2>, ri=\EM$<5>, rmacs=^O,
+ rmso=\E[m$<2>, rs2=\Ec$<50>,
+ sgr=\E[m$<2>%?%p1%p3%|%t\E[7m$<2>%;%?%p9%t\016%e\017%;,
+ sgr0=\E[m$<2>\017, smacs=^N, smso=\E[7m$<2>,
+pccon0-m|OpenBSD PC console without colors & with simple ASCII
pseudographics,
+ use=pccon+base,
+ use=pccon+acs0,
+ use=pccon+keys,
+pccon0|OpenBSD PC console with simple ASCII pseudographics,
+ use=pccon0-m,
+ use=pccon+colors,
+pccon-m|OpenBSD PC console without colors,
+ use=pccon+base,
+ use=pccon+acs,
+ use=pccon+keys,
+pccon|OpenBSD PC console,
+ use=pccon-m,
+ use=pccon+colors,
+
#### NetBSD consoles
#
# pcvt termcap database entries (corresponding to release 3.31)
After patching it will be possible to use several terminal types for
AMD/Intel consoles:
- "pccon" is suitable for color VGA diplay with 80x25 resolution,
- "pccon-m" is suitable for black and white VGA diplay with 80x25
resolution,
- "pccon0" is suitable for color VGA diplay with 80x40 and 80x50
resolutions,
- "pccon0-m" is suitable for black and white VGA diplay with 80x40
and 80x50 resolutions.
There is no pseudographics in the OpenBSD-4.9 fonts for 80x40 and 80x50
display resolutions, so I prepared separate terminal descriptions
"pccon0" and "pccon0-m" for this case.
If my patch will be useful I think that "pccon" may be the default
terminal type for AMD/Intel consoles, so here is another patch against
OpenBSD-CURRENT sources:
--- ./etc/etc.amd64/ttys.orig Wed Jan 9 20:39:42 2008
+++ ./etc/etc.amd64/ttys Thu Sep 1 19:24:57 2011
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
#
# name getty type status comments
#
-console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC4 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC6 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC7 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC8 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC9 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyCa "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyCb "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
+console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC4 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC6 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC7 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC8 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC9 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyCa "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyCb "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off
tty01 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off
tty02 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off
--- ./etc/etc.i386/ttys.orig Wed Jan 9 20:39:42 2008
+++ ./etc/etc.i386/ttys Thu Sep 1 19:24:57 2011
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
#
# name getty type status comments
#
-console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC4 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
-ttyC6 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC7 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC8 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyC9 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyCa "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
-ttyCb "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
+console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC4 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon on secure
+ttyC6 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC7 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC8 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyC9 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyCa "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
+ttyCb "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" pccon off secure
tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off
tty01 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off
tty02 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off
--- ./etc/root/dot.login.orig Sun Dec 20 18:35:35 2009
+++ ./etc/root/dot.login Thu Sep 1 19:24:57 2011
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
set noglob histchars=""
onintr finish
if ( $?XTERM_VERSION ) then
- eval `tset -IsQ '-munknown:?vt220' $TERM`
+ eval `tset -IsQ '-munknown:?pccon' $TERM`
else
- eval `tset -sQ '-munknown:?vt220' $TERM`
+ eval `tset -sQ '-munknown:?pccon' $TERM`
endif
finish:
unset noglob histchars
--- ./etc/root/dot.profile.orig Mon Dec 13 15:54:31 2010
+++ ./etc/root/dot.profile Thu Sep 1 19:24:57 2011
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
*i*) # interactive shell
if [ -x /usr/bin/tset ]; then
if [ X"$XTERM_VERSION" = X"" ]; then
- eval `/usr/bin/tset -sQ '-munknown:?vt220' $TERM`
+ eval `/usr/bin/tset -sQ '-munknown:?pccon' $TERM`
else
- eval `/usr/bin/tset -IsQ '-munknown:?vt220' $TERM`
+ eval `/usr/bin/tset -IsQ '-munknown:?pccon' $TERM`
fi
fi
;;
--- ./etc/skel/dot.login.orig Thu May 7 02:02:05 2009
+++ ./etc/skel/dot.login Thu Sep 1 19:24:57 2011
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
if ( ! $?TERMCAP ) then
if ( $?XTERM_VERSION ) then
- tset -IQ '-munknown:?vt220' $TERM
+ tset -IQ '-munknown:?pccon' $TERM
else
- tset -Q '-munknown:?vt220' $TERM
+ tset -Q '-munknown:?pccon' $TERM
endif
endif
--
Alexei Malinin
