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From: griffon@iastate.edu (William Stoltenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: vi (elvis) and more dont work on com ports
Date: 9 Mar 1994 18:39:17 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA)
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In article <1994Mar9.081306.505@news.csuohio.edu>,
Steve Ratliff <stever@csuohio.edu> wrote:
>William Stoltenberg (griffon@iastate.edu) wrote:
>: In article <1994Mar8.191449.5104@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>,
>: Mike Anderson <mike@CEB.McMaster.CA> wrote:
[original post deleted]
> Vi and more usually end up setting the line to 7E1. You can
>check this by doing a stty -f /dev/com1. The quick and dirty solution
>is to set your modem/terminal at 7E1. The more involved solution is
>to modify /etc/gettytab using :np and to modify ttydefaults.h and
>possibly other files to make 8N1 the default. Then recompile.
>
>Steve
>
The 'quick and dirty' fix I usually use is to run those programs
under screen. They work fine then. But since my system is low on RAM, I do
believe you have a better solution :) Thanks!
-Will
--
Will Stoltenberg | "We never said our love was evergreen, or as
Ames, Iowa (515) 294-3992| unchanging as the sea, but please promise me that
"Tamber Kelsain" | sometime, you will think of me."
griffon@iastate.edu | Christine, Phantom of the Opera.