Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

[Chuck Ebbert]

Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
I use menuconfig:

 Linux Kernel v2.6.18-rc6 Configuration
 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
  lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Linux Kernel Configuration qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
  x  Arrow keys navigate the menu.  <Enter> selects submenus --->.  Highlighted letters are     x
  x  hotkeys.  Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, <M> modularizes features.  Press <Esc><Esc> x
  x  to exit, <?> for Help, </> for Search.  Legend: [*] built-in  [ ] excluded  <M> module     x
  x  < > module capable                                                                         x
  x lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x
  x x             Code maturity level options  --->                                           x x
  x x             General setup  --->                                                         x x
  x x             Loadable module support  --->                                               x x


This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5.  Midnight Commander draws lines,
so I know the characters are in the font.

-- 
Chuck

Re: Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

[Jan Engelhardt]

>Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
>I use menuconfig:

Have you set your locale correctly? Have you set up PUTTY correctly?
(Works For Me)


>This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5.  Midnight Commander draws lines,
>so I know the characters are in the font.

MC uses SLang, others use ncurses. Check $TERM and compare with your 
putty configuration.



Jan Engelhardt
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Re: Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 01:51:26AM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
> I use menuconfig:
> 
>  Linux Kernel v2.6.18-rc6 Configuration
>  qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
>   lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Linux Kernel Configuration qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
>   x  Arrow keys navigate the menu.  <Enter> selects submenus --->.  Highlighted letters are     x
>   x  hotkeys.  Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, <M> modularizes features.  Press <Esc><Esc> x
>   x  to exit, <?> for Help, </> for Search.  Legend: [*] built-in  [ ] excluded  <M> module     x
>   x  < > module capable                                                                         x
>   x lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x
>   x x             Code maturity level options  --->                                           x x
>   x x             General setup  --->                                                         x x
>   x x             Loadable module support  --->                                               x x
> 
> 
> This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5.  Midnight Commander draws lines,
> so I know the characters are in the font.

I need to do a 'reset' before it works for me.
I never managed to understand why I need to reset my terminal. My
interest soft of disapperead when I got it working.

	Sam