Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx with Solaris Console???

[Larry W. Virden, x2487]

David Summers <address@hidden> writes:`

> I have Lynx running fine in an X-Term, but I can't get it to display or
> operate correctly when I am running it from the (non-X-window) console
> on Solaris 2.5.

Can you explain a bit what you mean here?  Do you mean that if you boot
up your machine (what type of machine - sparc or intel?) and then instead
of starting X you just log in, you run lynx and have some sort of
problem?  What sort?  How is your $TERM and $TERMINFO set in this
case?  Can you run vi in this case?  Descripe specifically the problem.

> Is there some run-time or compile-time option that I need to use?  I've
> looked ALL through the documentation and FAQs and mailing lists and not
> been able to find the answer to this.

I use lynx on a SPARC/Solaris 2.5.1 without using an xterm all the time.
so the answer to this second question is 'No'.
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I would like for a student to just be able to login to the Solaris 2.5
workstation as user "newuser" and bring up a lynx URL to our local site
and get information without having to bring up OpenWindows or an xterm
program.

The "default" terminal type for the console is "sun".  When I use this then
I can't see where the cursor or current link is and also the links
seem to work, I can even operate "blind" and go to any other URL links
listed in the document, but I can't see "where I'm at" because the high-lighted
cursor is not displayed.

Am I doing something dumb?  Or not doing something?  Or ... ????

This is SPARC Solaris 2.5.

VI runs fine.

There is no TERMINFO set.


   Thanks.


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