Re: [Solaris 2.4} installation question

From: Josh McKee (jtmckee_at_rmac.net)
Date: 08/29/03


Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 18:29:38 GMT

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:26:41 +0200, Claus Dragon
<claus@ultima-dragons.org> wrote:

>While forming in a straight line, Josh McKee <jtmckee@rmac.net> wrote:
>
>>>i would really appreciate some help on this topic.
>>
>>It sounds as if you need to set the correct terminal emulation type on
>>your terminal program. VT100 should be sufficient. When the Solaris
>>installer asks you for the emulator type using "PC Console" has worked
>>for me (though it always shifts things by one line not a big problem
>>so I've never looked into a resolution).
>
>terraterm standard is vt100... hmmm, mayhap i buggered up something
>else...
>
>oh, on a side note, there is some old solaris installation on the hdd
>already, is it by chance possible that certain parameters for
>installation are read from there?

No...at least not for the problem that you're experiencing. You might
also try the ANSI mode. What OS are you using? I've successfully
installed with Hyper Terminal and SecureCRT on the PC with VT100.

Josh



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