From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jun 23 18:36:28 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from gizmo.internode.com.au (gizmo.internode.com.au [192.83.231.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0772C37B733 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2000 18:36:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from newton@gizmo.internode.com.au) Received: (from newton@localhost) by gizmo.internode.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA17964; Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:04:44 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from newton) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:04:44 +0930 From: Mark Newton To: Brian Reichert Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ttys entry for palm pilot as dumb terminal Message-ID: <20000624110444.A17952@internode.com.au> References: <20000623153406.A9800@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre3i In-Reply-To: <20000623153406.A9800@numachi.com> X-PGP-Key: http://www.on.net/~newton/pgpkey.txt Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 -- Mark Newton Email: newton@internode.com.au (W) Network Engineer Email: newton@atdot.dotat.org (H) Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82232999 "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message