Console keeps resetting to "hp" when using vt100

[Bill Hassell]

>> I'm no expert in csh ...

me either. I never use it.

ttytype is an old program (it still has a bug for the WRQ terminal emulator after 10+ years) and has not been updated for more than 6-7 years. You are correct -- the DEL representation is not quoted, even in 11.31. So it is a bug when used with csh.

Easy workaround? Sure: /usr/bin/ksh or /usr/bin/sh

Seriously, if some user insists on running the scummy csh, you can assign the user the POSIX or Korn shell, run the terminal setup and then end .profile with an exec /usr/bin/csh. The user gets csh after a real shell runs ttytype to avoid the bug.