On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Hans Ekbrand wrote:
> I have problems with this: Conex7.5 on the DOS-side of the null-modem cabel > and getty 38400 vt220 in /etc/inittab > > The problem is that ascii characters in the 160-255 range is displayed > alright, but I can't type them from the terminal(emulator). I don't think > conex is the problem, but everything worked alright when I used Telix3.5 and > 8 bit vt102 emulation. (I thought 8-bit emulation was implemented firstly > with the vt220, but debian did 8 bit with vt102, conex only does 8-bit > emulation in vt220 and higher). I'd > rather not use Telix as it is very slow on my XT-laptop. > > Anyone got vt220 or higher working with 8-bit terminals? How do I set it up? Would you know if any of these terminal emulators could also handle UTF-8 or full Unicode for input and display? I'm considering hacking the console UTF-8 support (IF I can find the package again) to work over serial link and possibly switch between vt102/UTF-8/Unicode, and I'm hoping there's some prior art someone happens to know about.
