From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Sat Dec 12 14:22:10 1998
Subject: Re: Problem with "gset term linux"
From: Vitaliy A Repin <vitaly at radio dot hop dot stu dot neva dot ru>
To: help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: 	Sat, 12 Dec 1998 23:14:44 +0300

On Sat, Dec 12, 1998 at 03:09:05PM -0000, Ted Harding wrote:
> On 12-Dec-98 Vitaliy A Repin wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 05, 1998 at 07:29:07PM +0100, Jonas Bofjall wrote:
> >> On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, Vitaliy A Repin wrote:
> >> 
> >> > But when I typed in Octave: "gset term linux" it writes me:
> >> > line 0: Linux terminal driver not available
> >> 
> >> Are you sure you have access to the console?
> >> AFAIK you have to run the program as root if you use SVGALIB.
> > 
> > Yes. I run this program as root.
> > 
> > Another suggestons?
> 
> It may possibly be (indeed probably is) that you do not have the "linux"
> terminal compiled in to the gnuplot binary you are using.
> 
> Open gnuplot on its own and type "set term" (or, in octave, type
> "gset term"): if you do not see "linux" in the list of terminal types
> which this gives then you certainly do not have it compiled in.
> In that case, your only solution is to re-compile gnuplot or find a
> binary which includes the "linux" term.
> 
> If you do see "linux" it may still be possible that you do not have it,
> but it more likely that there is some other problem. The solution,
> however, is likely to be the same as above ...
> 
> Good luck, and best wishes.
> Ted.
> 
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> E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted dot Harding at nessie dot mcc dot ac dot uk>
> Date: 12-Dec-98                                       Time: 15:09:05
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I repeat my words again: I CAN USE the linux terminal driver in the 
gnuplot and I USE it usually.  But I CAN'T USE the linux terminal
driver in the octave, when it executes gnuplot.
It is strange. And it is bad, uncomfortable for me.

Another suggestions?

Good-bye!
                                                               WBR, Vitaly.