Salvatore Mancini wrote:
> Hello list
> I ahve just installed netbsd 1.4.1 on a  centris 650. I installed the
> base package and then copied and detared the other packages from within
> bsd. When I attempted to edit rc.conf(with vi) I got the following
> message:
> WARNING: TERM environment variable not set.
> vi: unknown: unknown terminal type
> 
> At this point I reread the install document and tried
> mount /
> export TERM=vt220
> 
> to which the box made no immediate complaint , until I tried to vi
> rc.conf again and got the last message again.
> 
> When i boot it gives me the message
> 
> tset: terminal type vt220 is unknown
> 
> I could not find this specific problem in the faqs so I thought i would
> ask here. Would reinstalling base.tgz be worth a try?

try doing an 'ls' in /usr/share/misc.  i believe you should see a file
called termcap there.  if it's missing or corrupted, this is likely the
cause of your problems...

-colin