HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management HP-UX 11i v3 (B3921-90017, September 2010)

For maintenance and troubleshooting information about the current 10 Gigabit, Gigabit,
and Fast Ethernet drivers, see the Ethernet Support Guide
Configuring Non-HP Terminals
To set up a user with a non-HP terminal, do the following:
1. Make sure the file set NONHPTERM is on the system by using either of these methods:
• # swlist -l fileset NonHP-Terminfo
If the file set exists, the entry for NonHP-Terminfo.NONHPTERM will be
displayed.
• # ll /var/adm/sw/products/NonHP-Terminfo
If the file set exists, the directory /var/adm/sw/products/
NonHP-Terminfo/NONHPTERM will exist.
If the fileset is not on the system, you will need to load it from your latest HP-UX
media. For details, see the HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide: Routine Tasks or
the Software Distributor Administration Guide.
2. Look in the directory /usr/share/lib/terminfo for a file that corresponds to
the terminal you want to set up. For example, suppose you want to set up a user
with a Wyse 100 terminal. All supported terminals whose names begin with w are
contained in the /usr/share/lib/terminfo/w directory. Because this directory
contains an entry wy100, you have probably found the correct file. To be sure,
examine the contents of the file with more. You will see a screen full of special
characters, but near the beginning you will see wy100|100|wyse 100. This
verifies the correct file and shows that you can refer to the Wyse 100 by any of the
names wy100, 100, or wyse 100.
If there is a terminfo file for the terminal you want to add, skip Step 3 and go to
Step 4.
If there is no terminfo file for the terminal you want to add, you will need to
create one. See Step 3 for details.
3. To create a terminfo file, follow the directions in terminfo(4).
To adapt an existing file, follow these steps:
a. Log in as superuser.
b. Make an ASCII copy of an existing terminfo file. For example, make a copy
of the file /usr/share/lib/terminfo/w/wy100 by entering:
# untic /usr/share/lib/terminfo/w/wy100 > new_file
c. Edit the new file to reflect the capabilities of the new terminal. Make sure you
change the name(s) of the terminal in the first line.
146 Configuring Peripherals