Using the Linux emulation in TinyTERM 4.x, you may not get the correct line draw characters. Changing the font in TinyTERM and setting the Use non font-based line draw characters option in the Session Properties don’t help.

Newer Linux systems use UTF-8 or Unicode characters for their console, but many applications still don’t. To disable Unicode for the session, at a system prompt enter:

unicode_stop

To turn it back on, the command is:

unicode_start

To disable UTF-8 on an English-language system, the command is:

LANG=en_US;export LANG

Restoring UTF-8 uses thie command:

LANG=en_US.UTF-8;export LANG

TinyTERM 4.40 or higher also has a Unicode mode that may resolve the issue on some systems. Open the Session Properties and go to the Code Page tab. In the lower left, change the drop-down option from “Pass through” to “UTF-8.” OK and save the changes. That will work on most systems using UTF-8.

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