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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.se.dataphone.net!nntp.uio.no!newsfeed.nacamar.de!fu-berlin.de!unlisys!blackbush.xlink.net!pegasus.PFM-Mainz.de!forthdv.pfm-mainz.de!stephan From: stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de (Stephan Forth) Subject: Re: vt100 graphics from console X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 BETA-950824-color PL0] Lines: 17 Organization: Forth EDV Beratung+Schulung Message-ID: <E8Iysy.3yG@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de> References: <tporczyk.860818335@shellx> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 12:31:46 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38966 Tony Porczyk (tporczyk@best.com) wrote: : When I connect to a router through a vt100 terminal or a Linux console : (or xterm on any box), I got nice vt100 menus. However, from a FreeBSD : console I get translated lower 127 ASCII characters (pluses, minuses, : etc). Is there a quick fix for this? Granted, this is cosmetic, but in : the classroom (I use FreeBSD for some networking courses) it looks just : plain ugly. I tried vt100 console (change configs and recompile) : instead of the regular console, but it didn't any much good. Use a terminal-emulation which can handle this. e.g. cons25l1 Works great for me. Regards, Stephan -- FORTH EDV Beratung + Schulung stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de Martin-Luther-Str. 55 voice: +49 6131 581072 55131 Mainz, Germany fax: +49 6131 581073