Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!daver!bungi.com!news From: dlr@daver.bungi.com (Dave Rand) Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k Subject: Re: tty patches Message-ID: Date: 21 Sep 90 18:12:42 GMT Sender: news@daver.bungi.com Lines: 13 Approved: news@daver.bungi.com [In the message entitled "tty patches" on Sep 21, 8:23, Sverre Froyen writes:] > Taking a quick look at the changes introduced in Karl Swartz's > patch, it appears that hardware flow-control is turned on for the > tty ports. Does this mean the kernel won't boot unless I wire up > the CTS/RTS and DTR/DSR pins on the console? Just the CTS/RTS are important at this time. DTR/DCD will be enabled at some point in the future. -- Dave Rand {pyramid|mips|bct|vsi1}!daver!dlr Internet: dlr@daver.bungi.com