Subj : Re: SyncTERM on Ubuntu
To   : Foobrew
From : Bucko
Date : Fri Jul 30 2021 19:18:50

On 30 Jul 2021, Foobrew said the following...
 
 Fo> Does anyone have any experience using SyncTERM on Ubuntu (20.04) to
 Fo> connect to C64 BBS's? I can make a connection but only the keys A-Z and
 Fo> 0-9 on my keyboard seem to do anything. Enter/Return, for example,
 Fo> simply doesn't work. I have the "screen" set to C64 but I've also tried
 Fo> 80x25 with the same effect. PC-based BBS's like Mystic and Synchronet
 Fo> work without issue.
 Fo> 
 Fo> Maybe SyncTERM isn't sending the keycodes the C64 BBS
 Fo> expects/understands when I press Return, etc.?
 Fo> 

I use Syncterm to connect to my Commodore BBS and every other one, I have no
issues, I am using WIndows. BUT in Linux when I tried to compile several
months ago, I couldn't even get a screen in 64 or 128 mode. I recently set
about to get it to work on one of my Pi's and did. Make sure you have the
following pre-requisites installed, gcc, g++ cvs, libsdl1.2-dev,
libncurses5-dev, and libcursesw5-dev. Once all of those are installed and it
compiles. Then it should work with no issues.. Make sure you have the Screen
mode set to C64 AND the font set to c64 lower. That's all there is to it. If
the font is wrong you'll get a messed up screen and most likely the keyboard
will be wrong.. Hope that helps..

Al

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