redhat 8.0, make menuconfig, termino...

[Cameron, Steve]

I noticed on redhat 8.0, trying to compile the linux 
kernel, make menuconfig using "TERM=linux" on the vga
console gets weird results (menus aren't drawn correctly.)

I tried lots of other values for TERM listed in /etc/termcap,
but found none that worked right.
My attempts to google the problem turned up no solution...

Anybody know what the problem is, and/or a fix/workaround/

Thanks,

-- steve

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