Re: NetBSD termcap/terminfo problem

From: Brian A. Sekcli (lavalamp_at_spiritual-machines.org)
Date: 10/29/03 

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:18:11 -0500

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:56:39 +0000, Gustavo Garcia Rondina wrote:

> Hello folks!
>
> I am running NetBSD 1.6.1 on a Pentium200, trident VGA 16bit 512k card.

Are you using X11 or connecting remotely?

If X11, what x-terminal?

If remote, what term?

For BitchX, i find it best to use screen(1) from pkgsrc/misc/screen/

$ export TERM=screen; screen -D -R
[inside screen]
$ BitchX

-lava

>
> I am with some trouble while running programs that uses ncurses and/or
> ascii schemes such as lynx or BitchX. The screen gets screwd and so.
>
> I have already tried several termcaps, several terminal types, linux,
> vt100, vt220, but none of them worked.
>
> Anyone have any idea ?
>
> Thank you since now.

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