RE: [cobalt-users] pico problem

[Brandon Wheaton <brandonw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have never been able to successfully use pico as a text 
> editor.  When I
> attempt to enter the following at the command prompt:
> 
> pico <filename>
> 
> I get the follow response:
> 
> Incomplete termcap entry
> 
> Does anyone know how I can fix this problem.
> 
> Dan Elkins


Hi Dan.

Your system was shipped with the wrong termcap version. 
You have to get a restore CD from Cobalt to fix it.











Just kidding.
;^)

If you're using the Windows telnet client (which is, not 
surprisingly, junk), try typing this at a prompt and then 
running pico again:

export TERM=vt100

Another solution is to get a more flexible telnet (or ssh) 
client, such as those you'll find at http://www.vandyke.com.

Take care.

Brandon Wheaton
UNIX Systems Engineer 
ValiCert, Inc.
1215 Terra Bella Ave. 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
650.567.5430 
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