Changes between Version 83 and Version 84 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Jul 16, 2010, 3:16:15 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

victor gattegno

Comment:

Q37 - some infos added.

FAQ

@@ -616 +616 @@
 == Q37/ Why is the mondoarchive/mondorestore curses interface badly rendered ? ==
 
-Check TERM and LANG variables:
+The GUI interface uses newt.
+
+Check TERM and LANG variables, the following work well:
 {{{
 * for SecureCRT : TERM=vt220 and LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+* for vncviewer : TERM=xterm  &  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 * for putty : use LANG=C
 }}}
 Tip from Victor Gattegno.
 
-If you want to change that permanently at mondorestore start, then you may want to create the following configuration file:
+If you want to change that permanently at mondorestore start, then you can add TERM and LANG variables in MINDI_ADDITIONAL_BOOT_PARAMS (in /usr/sbin/mindi shell-script), and then do a new mondoarchive ; or create the following configuration file:
 {{{
 cat > /etc/mindi/mindi.conf << EOF
@@ -629 +632 @@
 EOF
 }}}
+
+There is also a mondorescue text mode (no GUI) ; to get that mode, instead of "interactive", you have to type "interactive textonly".
 
 == Q38/ Which versions of mindi and mondo are compatible ? ==