Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:04:44 +0930 From: Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au> To: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ttys entry for palm pilot as dumb terminal Message-ID: <20000624110444.A17952@internode.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20000623153406.A9800@numachi.com> References: <20000623153406.A9800@numachi.com>
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On Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 03:34:06PM -0400, Brian Reichert wrote:
> Anyway, the suggested entry in /etc/ttys:
> ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup on secure
> does not work for me at all, yet if I do this intead:
> cuaa0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup on secure
> I indeed get a login prompt, and I'm all set.
> I know that one device is for initiating outgoing connections, and
> the other for incoming connections, but I don't understand why the
> lines provided in a stock install seem to have the sense reversed...
It's because the Palm's serial port only runs 3 wires, and doesn't
provided a DCD signal. Opens on ttyd0 block until DCD is asserted,
so you're screwed if you're on a Palm :-) Opens on cuaa0 succeed
straight away if the device is idle.
- mark
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