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From: adam@macrotex.net (A. Lewenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Viewing man page on Linux RedHat makes screen go blank
Date: 23 Mar 2004 13:15:34 -0800
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Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu> wrote in message news:<slrnc60if6.hrd.fdc@sesame.cc.columbia.edu>...
> In article <6bd7331b.0403230622.794ab64@posting.google.com>,
> A. Lewenberg wrote:
> > I am connecting to a RedHat Linux machine (RHEL AS 3.0) using ssh in
> > Kermit version "Kermit 95 2.1.3, 1 Jan 2003" running on Windows 2000.
> > Everything usually works EXCEPT when I view man pages when, quite
> > often, after the first page or so the screen goes blank and will not
> > respond to any key strokes including Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z (although I
> > _can_ escape back to the kermit prompt). I then have to disconnect and
> > then reconnect to get back to where I started.
> >
> When this happens, what does it say in the right side of the status
> line at the bottom of your screen?
>
> > I have the terminal set to VT 220; my complete settings are included
> > below. Has anyone else ran into this problem? Any suggestions on how
> > to troubleshoot?
> >
> What is your Linux terminal type set to? ("echo $TERM")
>
> In any case, it sounds like the "man" program, or the underlying ncurses
> library and/or terminfo database, are sending a sequence of characters
> that marks the beginning of a "string-bearing" VT220 escape sequence, but
> not sending the string terminator. This might be because of terminal-type
> mismatch, faulty terminfo entry, etc, but whatever the cause, you can get
> out of the situation (when it happens) with Alt-R (Reset).
>
> The real solution, of course, is to identify and fix the underlying problem.
>
> - Frank
It says "...SOS STRING". As for the TERM: "set | grep TERM" gives "TERM=vt220".
By the way, that Alt-R solution works, so thanks for that.