2006-09-11 05:54:30

by Chuck Ebbert

Subject: Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
I use menuconfig:

Linux Kernel v2.6.18-rc6 Configuration
qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Linux Kernel Configuration qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
x Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects submenus --->. Highlighted letters are x
x hotkeys. Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, <M> modularizes features. Press <Esc><Esc> x
x to exit, <?> for Help, </> for Search. Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module x
x < > module capable x
x lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x
x x Code maturity level options ---> x x
x x General setup ---> x x
x x Loadable module support ---> x x


This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5. Midnight Commander draws lines,
so I know the characters are in the font.

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Chuck

2006-09-11 06:18:10

by Jan Engelhardt

Subject: Re: Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

>Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
>I use menuconfig:

Have you set your locale correctly? Have you set up PUTTY correctly?
(Works For Me)


>This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5. Midnight Commander draws lines,
>so I know the characters are in the font.

MC uses SLang, others use ncurses. Check $TERM and compare with your
putty configuration.



Jan Engelhardt
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2006-09-11 07:47:53

by Sam Ravnborg

Subject: Re: Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 01:51:26AM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
> I use menuconfig:
>
> Linux Kernel v2.6.18-rc6 Configuration
> qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
> lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Linux Kernel Configuration qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
> x Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects submenus --->. Highlighted letters are x
> x hotkeys. Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, <M> modularizes features. Press <Esc><Esc> x
> x to exit, <?> for Help, </> for Search. Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module x
> x < > module capable x
> x lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x
> x x Code maturity level options ---> x x
> x x General setup ---> x x
> x x Loadable module support ---> x x
>
>
> This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5. Midnight Commander draws lines,
> so I know the characters are in the font.

I need to do a 'reset' before it works for me.
I never managed to understand why I need to reset my terminal. My
interest soft of disapperead when I got it working.

Sam