Bug 17842 – error when ssh'ing into livecd from eterm

• Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
• Product: Gentoo Release Media

[Description David Mallwitz 2003-03-19 15:42:00 UTC]

Doing a new install using 1.4rc3. Booted, got networking up, set root's
password, started sshd. Ssh'd in from my other Gentoo box using Eterm 0.9.2-r3
so I could read the online install instructions and issue the commands without
having to switch keyboards/monitors. Lynx and nano fail with this error: 

cdimage / # nano -w /etc/make.conf                                             
                                                   
Error opening terminal: Eterm.

So it becomes difficult to complete the install remotely.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Begin new install, set up networking, set root password, start sshd
2. ssh in from another system using Eterm as you terminal
3. try to use lynx or nano

Actual Results:  
cdimage / # nano -w /etc/make.conf                                             
                                                   
Error opening terminal: Eterm.

[Comment 1 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) 2003-04-04 01:59:34 UTC]

Type export TERM="xterm" and nano should start working.