Re: busybox init: very limited line editing functions
On Fri Nov 12, 1999 at 01:02:11AM +0100, Eric Delaunay wrote:
>
> busybox does reset terminal settings via set_term() to some defaults that are
> not so reasonnable: in effect, it disables erasing characters with backspace.
> Instead I get a \ displayed followed by the removed char. For example, when I
> type 3 chars then 3 backspace I get something like that displayed: abc\cba
>
> I disabled set_term() in my local copy of busybox because boot-floppies fully
> support linux terminal quite well. Btw, TERM=linux is passed by the kernel
> itself.
> Erik, could only call set_term() when the TERM env variable is not set?
>
Hmm. It seems to work for me (with set_term() being called) on both x86 and
the PPC boxes I have here at work... Anybody else seeing this problem? Eric
what arch are you using? Are using using serial console?
-Erik
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