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

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Title:
  empty monitor, serial, parallel with -curses with TERM=xterm-256color

Status in qemu package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  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)

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