[Bug 1508466] [NEW] empty monitor, serial, parallel with -curses with TERM=xterm-256color

[Scott Moser]

Public bug reported:

my (believed default) ubuntu installation has 'TERM=xterm-256color' when
in a gnome-terminal.

when i run 'qemu-system-x86_64 -curses' from that environment, the monitor and serial and parallel "consoles" do not have anything on them. Example:
  $ TERM=xterm-256color qemu-system-x86_64 -curses
  # hit 'alt-2' you'll nothing.k  this should be the monitor
  # you can type 'quit' there blindly and it will do what you asked.
  # hit 'alt-3' and that shoudl be serial console.

to see it working, just try:
  $ TERM=xterm qemu-system-x86_64 -curses
  # hit 'alt-2', 'alt-3', 'alt-4' and see it all working.

Alternatively, running under 'screen' or 'tmux' or 'byobu' will set term
to some other value ('screen') and that will work also.

Easy workaround if you know it, but not if you dont.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: qemu-system-x86 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-15.18-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Oct 21 09:10:22 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-23 (90 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150722.1)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-15-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f897b32a-eacf-4191-9717-844918947069 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: qemu
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: qemu (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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