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Date:      Fri, 10 May 1996 15:25:29 -0600
From:      Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>
To:        ATuretta@stylo.it
Cc:        nick@ruly46.medfac.leidenuniv.nl, gerg@stallion.oz.au, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to add a delay before getty displays login prompt ? SOLVED THANKS
Message-ID:  <9605102125.AA12115@fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov>
In-Reply-To:  <c=IT%a=_%p=stylo%l=STYLOSERVER960510155726NB006400@servernt.stylo.it> (message from Angelo Turetta on Fri, 10 May 1996 15:57:21 %2B0200)

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>>>>> "Angelo" == Angelo Turetta <ATuretta@stylo.it> writes:

    Angelo> Using ttydx (and ttyEx for the Stallion) in ttys(5) fixed
    Angelo> the problem.  BTW, what is the difference between
    Angelo> /dev/ttydx and /dev/cuaax.

ttydX is a general serial device, cuaaX is a call-out device.

Opening ttydX's will block until it detects the carrier.  Opening
cuaaX doesn't block---but will also steal the port from another
process waiting for a carrier on the ttydX device.

Type ``man 4 sio'' for more info.

-- 
Sean Kelly                          
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory    kelly@fsl.noaa.gov
Boulder Colorado USA                http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/



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