Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Now my backspace works again, as does my delete key!! > > So once again we fixed the xterm & bs problem. > > Stay tuned for the next episode of the xterm & bs saga! > > This is wierd, because your xterm-color terminfo entry was correct! > Just as an asside, does dumpkeys and showkey still not work in your > now working xterm?
No they still won't function. But this is not TERM-setting related, it has something to do with being in X or being on consoles and access rights to /dev/tty0, /dev/console and /dev/tty: open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR) = 3 ioctl(3, 0x4b33, 0xbffff71b) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) close(3) = 0 open("/dev/tty0", O_RDWR) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) open("/dev/tty0", O_RDONLY) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) open("/dev/tty0", O_WRONLY) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) open("/dev/console", O_RDWR) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) open("/dev/console", O_RDONLY) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) open("/dev/console", O_WRONLY) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) ioctl(0, 0x4b33, 0xbffff74b) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) ioctl(1, 0x4b33, 0xbffff74b) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) ioctl(2, 0x4b33, 0xbffff74b) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) write(2, "Couldnt get a file descriptor re"..., 55) = 55 _exit(71) = ? Thanks alot for all your help in this mess and for trying to fix my problems. Regards, Sander. -- | 50 Fun Things to Do in an Elevator #25 | Holler "Chutes away!" whenever the elevator descends. | 1024D/08CEC94D - 34B3 3314 B146 E13C 70C8 9BDB D463 7E41 08CE C94D