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sms wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:55 pm
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> [...] whatever terminal emulator you are running [...]
And that's the question: What are you using as a terminal/emulator?
> [...] The linux box [...]
Not enough detail.
Terminal emulators are
- GNOME Terminal 3.28.3 "A terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop Using VTE version 0.52.4 +GNUTLS"
- Konsole
both accessing the Alpha with either "$ ssh alpha" or "$ ssh system@alpha", config as above.
Linux box:
- Operating System: AlmaLinux 8.7
- KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.6
- KDE Frameworks Version: 5.96.0
- Qt Version: 5.15.3
- Kernel Version: 4.18.0-425.13.1.el8_7.x86_64 (64-bit)
- Graphics Platform: X11
- Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz
- Memory: 15.5 GiB of RAM
- Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Networking for the host and most VMs is via a software bridge to one NIC. The "axpbox" software connects via a second NIC to the hardware switch. The relevant stanza from es40.cfg is:
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pci0.4 = dec21143
{
adapter = "enpXsX"
mac = "08-00-DE-XX-XX-XX";
}
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arne_v wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:57 pm
What is the problem?
Is the problem that EVE will not start?
>>>No, escape sequences won't work and there are missing keys.
Or is the problem only that you can't find some keys?
>>>Can't find/they are not there
If the editor will not start try:
$ SHOW TERM
>>>See below
to see what VMS thinks the terminal is.
When working with anything else than real VT200/VT300/VT400/VT500 then I generally have better experience with:
$ SET TERM/DEV=VT400
>>>I've just tried that, no change
than:
$ SET TERM/INQ
If it is just the keys then you need to look at the key mapping.
There are vi clones available for VMS.
30 years ago I remember one written in TPU.
But this will probably work better for you:
http://www.polarhome.com/vim/
>>>I've already downloaded that one, but have disapeared down a rabbit hole with unzip. I might try again later.
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$ show term
Terminal: _FTA1: Device_Type: VT400_Series Owner: JMR
Input: 9600 LFfill: 0 Width: 80 Parity: None
Output: 9600 CRfill: 0 Page: 24
Terminal Characteristics:
Interactive Echo Type_ahead No Escape
Hostsync TTsync Lowercase Tab
Wrap Scope No Remote Eightbit
Broadcast No Readsync No Form Fulldup
No Modem No Local_echo No Autobaud No Hangup
No Brdcstmbx No DMA No Altypeahd Set_speed
No Commsync Line Editing Insert editing No Fallback
No Dialup Secure server No Disconnect No Pasthru
No Syspassword No SIXEL Graphics No Soft Characters No Printer Port
Numeric Keypad ANSI_CRT No Regis No Block_mode
Advanced_video Edit_mode DEC_CRT DEC_CRT2
DEC_CRT3 DEC_CRT4 No DEC_CRT5 No Ansi_Color
VMS Style Input <CTRL-H> Backspace
I've tried running TPU on the PuTTY console, and the escape sequences work there. So - I ran up a PuTTY session from a terminal emulator and that worked
Personally I prefer to use a standard terminal emulator for all machines (various Linux + Windows), but if I need PuTTY for VMS I can live with that. I'll have a play with the key definitions, NumLock seems to be caught by the host, so I probably can't reprogram that as <GOLD>. SMS has a few suggestions, I'll start there.