There is a standard GNU Emacs module that is often useful for diagnostics. First, open a shell terminal. Next, type the following to load Emacs:
local:host[ 1 ] $> emacs & Within Emacs, press Esc-x. Next, type doctor. Press return. You can talk all about odd-parity and dumb terminals you would like. I believe you are referring to the light displays on your 2400 baud modem. The dumb terminal is likely the keyboard, or perhaps a nearby television. On 1/28/08, David Lawyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Package: apt > Version: 0.7.9 > > When I use apt-get at a dumb terminal which is set for odd parity > everything seems OK at first. But later on after it's fetched > (downloaded) all the packages and begins with "Reading database" I see > error characters that indicate that apt has messed with the terminal > settings for the serial port (using stty or the like) in the computer > and has disabled odd parity. The "Reading Database" and everything > after this (such as setting up packages) is almost unreadable. So > characters with no parity are being sent to the terminal and only > about half of them happen to have odd parity, so only those get > displayed since the dumb terminal considers any characters with even > parity to be erroneous and only displays error symbols for them. > > Then when apt-get is finished, everything is OK since it must reset > the terminal interface back to odd parity (It likely saved the > original settings and then restores them). The fix is to just not > to change the parity setting of the interface. It could be some program > that apt-get calls that is the culprit. > > David Lawyer > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
