[geeks] Issues with FreeBSD and VT320 cursor keys

Cory Smelosky b4 at gewt.net
Tue Aug 20 02:43:26 CDT 2013


On Tue, 20 Aug 2013, Cory Smelosky wrote:

>
> Hello!
>
> Despite configuring the terminal correctly through the TERM variable and
> configuring the cursor and numpad keys to "normal" mosw...I still only get
> gibberish control characters sent.  I do not have this problem with my
> VT420.
>
> (It's supposed to say "mode" instead of "mosu"...but I can't move my
> cursor to correct that)
>
> Any ideas as to what obvious configuration errors I'm missing?
>
>

Apparently most everything works as intended when the VT320 is in VT100 
mode.  How are the cursor keys different between the VT320 and VT100 yet 
the VT420 works fine?

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