Peter Stibrany <stibrany@tenax.sk> writes:

> How can I setup my console or (X)Emacs to behave correctly?

wsconsctl -w encoding=`wsconsctl -n encoding`.metaesc

Assuming you're using wscons, and that you haven't done any weird
things with your keymap already. The magic thing is the `metaesc'
modifier, which makes wscons return ESC followed by KEY instead of
KEY+0x80 when combined with the Meta key.

/Johan