Scott Dagastino wrote:
> 
> I have recently installed Redhat Linux 6.1 out of the
> box.  When I go into startx, everything displays just
> fine until I invoke the xterm.
> 
> The xterm comes up and I can type in commands that
> work, but problems:
> 1.  prompt does not display
> 2.  what I type is not displaying.
> 3.  If I then highlight the window (with mouse) then
> all the commands are displayed.  I already tried
> setting the foreground/background colors and nothing
> works.
> 
> Any suggestions:

(Ben would say) Install Debian.