Re: busybox init: very limited line editing functions

[Erik Andersen <andersen@xmission.com>]

On Fri Nov 12, 1999 at 01:40:01AM +0100, Eric Delaunay wrote:
> Erik Andersen wrote:
> > 
> > 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?
> 
> sparc32 (old SparcClassic) and latest kernel 2.2.13 compiled by Ben Collins.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> PS: I don't run a serial boot just now  but I'm remembering that boxes are
>     drawn using alphanum characters unless I set TERM=vt100 or the like.
> 

So if I setenv("TERM=vt100") in init.c, would all be well?

 -Erik

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