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Date:      Sun, 2 Feb 1997 13:21:50 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, j@uriah.heep.sax.de
Subject:   Re: getty patches
Message-ID:  <199702022021.NAA08461@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <199702021555.CAA25130@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Feb 3, 97 02:55:42 am

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> There's not much experience with using RI.  It should be in the drivers
> so that new software can play with it.  It should be possible to select
> on modem status changes, and the SIGIO support should be better (I think
> you can now get a SIGIO when carrier rises, but only for controlling
> terminals).
> 
> Side effects of open() are probably more of a problem.  First-opens
> always turn on RTS and DTR.

Turning on DTR when you post the open, actually.  The RTS is supposed
to be delayed until the DCD is raised... or in this case, delayed
until RI occurs, I suppose.

The RTS signalling should be disableable by disabling RTS/CTS
out of band flow control in rc.serial.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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