Re: 1.3.3 Compiled but having temrinal probs :(

root (root@tetrarch.paradigm.co.za)
Tue, 27 Jun 1995 03:15:52 +0000 (GMT)

> Hello,
> I have compiled 1.3.3 using kernel 1.2.9 and gcc 2.6.3 but when i
> rebooted using the 1.3.3 kernel it didnt recongnize my terminal and all
> my directories/files were a different color!! I couldnt run vi because
> of this terminal problem...what could have caused this? I can run
> everything perfectly with 1.2.9 but when i recompiled 1.3.3 and rebooted
> it says terminal unknown...any clues to what caused this? My video board
> is a wdc33 and it works just fine in X.

I dont think it has a thing to do with your display. I had the same
problem. If you do a more /etc/termcap it will fail immediately. So
will cat, cp and a whole bunch of other commands. Strangely enough, dd
works. Weird huh? And /etc/termcap seems to be the ONLY file affected,
although I didnt persue this actively.

This started in 1.3.2 BTW ... I'm about to boot 1.3.4 and see if that works.
I've been forced to stay at 1.3.1.

This is a WEIRD bug.

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