GROTTLE@USC-ISI.ARPA (12/04/84)
I have a small problem. Need to have UN*X talk back with 8 bits ( the high order bit being 0 ) instead of 7 bits even parity. The desired results are to be able to disable XON/XOFF in the SET-UP menu of a PRO-350 (DEC) while in terminal emulation and be able to read the output from UN*X. We are running 4.2BSD on a VAX 11/780. Also we are using the 'new tty' driver. Recieved some response on this a while back. Setting the terminal in raw mode certainly does the trick but we lose more than we gain. Setting LITOUT also helps but alas no carraige returns , only line feeds. Setting even and odd parity ( stty even; stty odd ) helps but on entering 'vi' the output becomes unreadable. What i think I need is something at a lower level. When a user logs onto the VAXen through the network ( SYTEK lan ) is the first point where the output should look reasonable. i.e. Login: xxxx Password: instead of L~*(@: ?"Aw(`...: To me this looks like doing more than just tampering with stty modes. Any help ? Better yet is this even possible ? p.s. I realize that disabling XON/XOFF on the recieving terminal makes little sense, ( assume the network handles this ) but that is what the people behind this want. Basically just need output of 8 bits no parity instead of 7 bits even parity. thanks in advance. kevin gorttle@usc-isi PRO-350 ---> Digital Equip. Corp.