Bug 22458

Summary:	Termcap entry for FreeBSD 4.1 console missing/broke on FreeBSD 4.1.1
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	gordonb <gordonb>
Component:	conf	Assignee:	Andrey A. Chernov <ache>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me	CC:	gordonb
Priority:	Normal
Version:	4.1.1-RELEASE
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description gordonb 2000-10-31 23:10:01 UTC

	

	There isn't any termcap entry on a FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE  system for
	a FreeBSD-4.1-RELEASE console (at least not with reasonable features:
	vt100 or ansi might work).  cons25?  The termcap entry for
	it on FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE doesn't work on a FreeBSD 4.1 console.
	It seems someone made some changes to the termcap and corresponding
	changes to the console driver, so a program running on 
	FreeBSD 4.1.1 tries to use features not present on a 4.1 console.

Fix: 

Back out the changes in the FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE termcap file
	cons25 & related entries.  Make a copy of these, named something
	else (4cons25?), and make THAT the default terminal type for 
	a 4.1.1-RELEASE console.

						Gordon L. Burditt
How-To-Repeat: 
	

	Telnet from a FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE console (i386) to a
	FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE system.  Run "more /etc/services" (or any
	text file longer than a few screens).  Note the background
	changing somewhat randomly, and it often gets left with
	reverse video.

Comment 1 Chris D.Faulhaber freebsd_committer

2000-11-02 13:32:20 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: gnats-admin->ache

ache worked with termcap last

Comment 2 Andrey A. Chernov freebsd_committer

2000-11-02 14:00:26 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

It is intentional and will not changed for reasons already discussed in the  
mailing lists. Suggested workaround is not accepted too, see the same  
discussion.