[NTLUG:Discuss] terminal error

[Chris Cox]

Ok...looks like TERM is set.  Can't seem to find the /etc/termcaps file.
Try setting the environment variable TERMCAP to the term string associated
with your terminal setting as a workaround.  However, ssh eventually
invokes /bin/bash (or whatever your current shell is)....so you'd think
something is screwball in the shell.

Do a "ps l" and look at the child process for the ssh invocation....what
shell is it executing??

Regards,
Chris

Seth Stone wrote:
> 
> yep, but let's disregard the X stuff, why can't I emulate a decent vt100
> thru ssh.  I've used the same ssh clients on almost identical linux
> machines and never received the error.  I also get the error with earlier
> versions of the kernel.
> 
> seth
> 
> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, George E. Lass wrote:
> 
> > Seth,
> >
> > Do you have an entry in your /etc/termcaps file for xterm?
> >
> > George
> >
> >
> > Seth Stone wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently upgraded to the 2.2.11 kernel and I now get the following
> > > message when trying to run commands such as 'clear', 'less', and 'reset'
> > > from a ssh session.
> > >
> > >     'vt100': unknown terminal type
> > >
> > > when in X the same thing happens with:
> > >
> > >     'xterm': unknown terminal type
> > >
> > > any ideas before we bail out, and try 2.2.10.
> > >
> > > Seth Stone
> > > <pepper at wtlug.org>
> > >
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