Add cu (and cu slip dialog) so that poor SLIP users can dial their modems

before initiating a slip transfer.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/release/bininst b/release/bininst
index 154f76d..ba1a12b 100755
--- a/release/bininst
+++ b/release/bininst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # your name on top after doing something trivial like reindenting it, just
 # to make it look like you wrote it!).
 #
-# $Id: bininst,v 1.25 1994/11/10 23:43:25 jkh Exp $
+# $Id: bininst,v 1.26 1994/11/11 07:33:50 jkh Exp $
 
 # Some useful constants.
 PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/stand
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ handle_rval() {
 
 # A simple user-confirmation dialog.
 confirm() {
-	dialog --title "Please Confirm" --msgbox "$*" 6 72
+	dialog --title "User Confirmation" --msgbox "$*" 8 72
 }
 
 # A simple message box dialog.
@@ -316,6 +316,15 @@ setup_network_slip()
 	if ! network_dialog "What speed is the serial interface"; then return 1; fi
 	serial_speed=$answer
 	clear="--clear"
+
+	if dialog $clear --title "Dial" --yesno "Do you need to dial the phone or otherwise talk to the modem?"; then
+		touch -f /var/log/aculog	>& /dev/null
+		chmod 666 /var/log/aculog	>& /dev/null
+		confirm "You may now dialog with your modem and set up the slip connection.\nBe sure to disable DTR sensitivity (usually with AT&D0) or the modem may\nhang up when you exit 'cu'.  Use ~. to exit cu and continue."
+		dialog --clear
+		cu -l $serial_interface -s $serial_speed
+		dialog --clear
+	fi
 }
 
 setup_network_plip()