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Re: DEC VT220 and zsh...
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- From: "William H. Magill" <magill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: alan@xxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: DEC VT220 and zsh...
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:16:20 -0400 (EDT)
- Cc: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> OK, I'm stumped. I got a DEC VT220, connected it to my internet
> gateway box and stuck a getty on it. Everything is fine until I try to
> run zsh, which doesn't seem to do anything.
>
> I had to change my login shell to bash, which works happily. The only
> thing I wasn't expecting is that $TERM is "linux" rather than "vt220",
> could this be affecting zsh?
>
Sounds like you might need to put <path-to>/zsh into /etc/shells.
Generally speaking you will need to do your own setting of TERM to be
VT220.
The "linux" is probably your default entry in /etc/gettydefs.
If you have a REAL VT220, and the getty is "smart" the VT220 will
answerback, its terminal type... but don't hold your breath, that
technology never worked consistantly in multi-vendor setups.
Otherwise, you will have to play games with tset. (man tset).
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