Re: tramp (2.0.28); tramp fails to set remote prompt

[Michael Albinus]

Joseph Vaughan <address@hidden> writes:

> attempting to connect to remote host, occasionally get as far as "setting 
> shell prompt", occasionally a little further. seems to be no repeatable way 
> to determine how far I will get in the process.
> 
> This started happening after debian package installer updated to latest 
> package of tramp.   local host is debian, 2.2.19 kernel

[...]

> (setq tramp-method "scp")

This variable doesn't exist in Tramp, so you don't need it (except for
your own reasons).

[...]

>  tramp-end-of-output "///\255y\210`\275{(j\274\360\325:\204bu\245"

This problem is solved in the Tramp CVS already. You could try it.

Alternatively, Kai is preparing version 2.0.29. But I don't know when
it will be available as debian package.