From: timothy@tbucks.com Subject: Re: [PROBLEM] Modem disconnect garble screws up my terminal character set Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1993 17:40:13 GMT
Jeff Kopmanis (jeffk@garnet.msen.com) wrote:
: When I disconnect from my online system, occasionally, some 8-bit garbage
: comes down the line and sets my terminal's character set real weird. This
: is for output-only, as I can still type commands and Linux will respond
: correctly. I just can't understand or read what I typed. It's as if 0x80
: was added to every character or something, 'cause they all appear as funky
: line drawing characters (from the PC char set), bullets and such.
: What's up? If no one knows, how can I reset my terminal session to a
: start-up condition without rebooting?
Hit Control-v, Control-o, then enter. It will say command not found, but
reset the terminal.
--Timothy Buchanan.
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