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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.unt.edu!jove!mikye From: mikye@jove.acs.unt.edu (Myong In Kye) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Inappropriate ioctl for device & pcvt driver Date: 18 Aug 1995 19:12:53 GMT Organization: University of North Texas Lines: 39 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <412onl$d7s@hermes.acs.unt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: jove.acs.unt.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi, I have 2.0.5R and built a new kernel to use pcvt, disabling syscons but enabling pcvt driver, which gives a problem at bootup time. Next to [keybd, keyrate] (spelling???), the error message says 'Inappropriate ioctl for device.' I am using the same /etc/sysconfig file that I have been using with my old kernel which used syscons (cons25). Mainly, I use Tcshell. I tried cons25, and vt220 with the new kernel. My questions: 1) Hardware probing messages are in red background color. (a feature?) 2) Shell prompt goes color (blue). (another feature?) 3) Are there any other nice features in pcvt? or any limitations or glitches? My problems: 1) Key repeat rate is not set to "fast" as I specified in /etc/sysconfig. 2) Vi screen is not displayed appropriately, sometimes and parts of the screen, though. 3) File name completion key, i.e., <tab> key, in tcshell, displays file name choices on the same command line that I was typing in. Help needed: 0) How can I eliminate the error message mentioned above? 1) What steps should I take to set up pcvt properly? (proper screen display, update/refresh etc.) 2) How can I set key repeat rate to "fast" with pcvt? 3) Which terminal type is the default with pcvt, if I do not specify the term type at login? Which term type is recommended? Any help will be appreciated. -- MyongIn Kye Univ. of North Texas mikye@jove.acs.unt.edu