From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hiscom.nl (unknown [130.78.143.1]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD102482E for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 07:53:43 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <03Aug5.161359cest.119152@ns.hiscom.nl> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Beerse=2C_Corn=E9=22?= To: "'Matthew Wilcox'" Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: RE: [parisc-linux] Terminfo/termcap for a 70096 ... Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 15:53:34 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C35B58.F6A87270" Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C35B58.F6A87270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Wilcox [mailto:willy@debian.org] > Sent: dinsdag 5 augustus 2003 15:33 >=20 > On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 03:04:24PM +0200, "Beerse, Corn=E9" wrote: > > Unfortunatly, while installing DebianWoody on a D370, I found none = of them > > in the terminfo database (and no termcap file). And the HP700/96 = came with > > the D370. I know one thing to do after finalizing the install.... >=20 > Yeah, Debian doesn't have termcap, there's a document somewhere that > explains why. I don't care if they use termcap or terminfo. It bothers me that they = have no HP700xx entry in there, not even in the pa-risc distribution. = Specially the pa-risc distro can find a 700xx terminal at its console so it would = be nice if the TERM boot parameter can be set to indicate a hp700 = terminal. On the other hand, I'm one of those sysadmins that can find its way = around and I expect most installations to PA-Risc will be a kind of freak or = hacker that can find a way. It is just a little uncomfortable. CBee ------_=_NextPart_001_01C35B58.F6A87270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [parisc-linux] Terminfo/termcap for a 70096 ...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Wilcox [mailto:willy@debian.org]
> Sent: dinsdag 5 augustus 2003 15:33
>
> On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 03:04:24PM +0200, = "Beerse, Corn=E9" wrote:
> > Unfortunatly, while installing DebianWoody = on a D370, I found none of them
> > in the terminfo database (and no termcap = file). And the HP700/96 came with
> > the D370. I know one thing to do after = finalizing the install....
>
> Yeah, Debian doesn't have termcap, there's a = document somewhere that
> explains why.

I don't care if they use termcap or terminfo. It = bothers me that they have no HP700xx entry in there, not even in the = pa-risc distribution. Specially the pa-risc distro can find a 700xx = terminal at its console so it would be nice if the TERM boot parameter = can be set to indicate a hp700 terminal.

On the other hand, I'm one of those sysadmins that = can find its way around and I expect most installations to PA-Risc will = be a kind of freak or hacker that can find a way. It is just a little = uncomfortable.


CBee

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