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diff --git a/patches/README b/patches/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11b7c95 --- /dev/null +++ b/patches/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +The following patches may be applied to other programs to allow them to operate +better with plptools. + +mgetty-1.1.21-plp.diff is from Christof Meerwald, and adds autodetection +support for the PLP-protocol to mgetty - thus mgetty can autodetect a +Psion connected to the serial port and execute ncpd (with the autoexit +option). Having mgetty watch the serial port makes it a lot more easy to +switch between a PLP (file transfer) and a PPP (TCP/IP) connection. Christof +used the following login.conf for mgetty: + +/AutoPPP/ - - /usr/sbin/pppd +/PLP/ - - /usr/sbin/ncpd -d -e +* - - /bin/login @ + + +-- MJG |