Re: Spectrum 2.5.3 / Linux

[Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca>]

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:59:48 +0000 (UTC), Dan Foster
<usenet@evilphb.org> wrote:

>I've got the ROM 03 IIGS logged in to my Linux box just fine.
>
>My Linux shell has set term and TERM to vt100.
>
>Spectrum is configured for vt100. (And it does load vt100 during program
>startup, according to the status message on the splash screen.)
>
>/etc/inittab entry for the serial port is configured for vt100.
>
>Yet, when I'm logged in to the Linux box via Spectrum, everything
>basically appears on only one line - no CR/LFs appearing.
>
>Am I missing something obvious, settings-wise?

First thing to check is to make sure that VT100 is the currently
selected online display.  Go the the Settings/Online Display menu item
and make sure VT100 is highlighted in the listbox.

Do you know if you Linux is trying to auto-negotiate the terminal type
when Spectrum connects?  If it is, you need to run a script before you
connect to tell Spectrum what term type to send to the host.  Why it
was set up that way and not just send a term type based on the online
display that is currently in use, I have no idea.

I still haven't had a chance to upgrade to the latest version of
Spectrum so I can't remember the command off hand but it is something
like "Set Term VT100".  You should be able to find it in the !Help!
files fairly easily.

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