--- /dev/null
+--- a/comgt.c
++++ b/comgt.c
+@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ unsigned long hstart,hset;
+ char NullString[]={ "" };
+ BOOL lastcharnl=1; /* Indicate that last char printed from getonebyte
+ was a nl, so no new one is needed */
++BOOL tty=1;
+
+
+ //"open com \"/dev/modem\"\nset com 38400n81\nset senddelay 0.05\nsend \"ATi^m\"\nget 2 \" ^m\" $s\nprint \"Response : \",$s,\"\\n\"\nget 2 \" ^m\" $s\nprint \"Response :\",$s,\"\\n\"\nget 2 \" ^m\" $s\nprint \"Response : \",$s,\"\\n\"\n\n";
+@@ -920,7 +921,7 @@ BOOL getonoroff(void) {
+ void setcom(void) {
+ stbuf.c_cflag &= ~(CBAUD | CSIZE | CSTOPB | CLOCAL | PARENB);
+ stbuf.c_cflag |= (speed | bits | CREAD | clocal | parity | stopbits );
+- if (ioctl(comfd, TCSETA, &stbuf) < 0) {
++ if (tty && ioctl(comfd, TCSETA, &stbuf) < 0) {
+ serror("Can't ioctl set device",1);
+ }
+ }
+@@ -1224,7 +1225,7 @@ void doclose(void) {
+ if(strcmp(token,"hardcom")==0) {
+ if(comfd== -1) serror("Com device not open",1);
+ vmsg("Closing device");
+- if (ioctl(comfd, TCSETA, &svbuf) < 0) {
++ if (tty && ioctl(comfd, TCSETA, &svbuf) < 0) {
+ sprintf(msg,"Can't ioctl set device %s.\n",device);
+ serror(msg,1);
+ }
+@@ -1266,12 +1267,17 @@ void opengt(void) {
+ ext(1);
+ }
+ }
+- if (ioctl (comfd, TCGETA, &svbuf) < 0) {
++ if (isatty (comfd))
++ tty=1;
++ else
++ tty=0;
++ if (tty && ioctl (comfd, TCGETA, &svbuf) < 0) {
+ sprintf(msg,"Can't control %s, please try again.\n",device);
+ serror(msg,1);
+ }
+ setenv("COMGTDEVICE",device,1);
+- ioctl(comfd, TCGETA, &stbuf);
++ if (tty)
++ ioctl(comfd, TCGETA, &stbuf);
+ speed=stbuf.c_cflag & CBAUD;
+ if (high_speed == 0) strcpy(cspeed,"115200");
+ else strcpy(cspeed,"57600");
+@@ -1302,12 +1308,16 @@ void opendevice(void) {
+ }
+ }
+ else comfd=0;
+-
+- if (ioctl (comfd, TCGETA, &svbuf) < 0) {
++ if (isatty (comfd))
++ tty=1;
++ else
++ tty=0;
++ if (tty && ioctl (comfd, TCGETA, &svbuf) < 0) {
+ sprintf(msg,"Can't ioctl get device %s.\n",device);
+ serror(msg,1);
+ }
+- ioctl(comfd, TCGETA, &stbuf);
++ if (tty)
++ ioctl(comfd, TCGETA, &stbuf);
+ speed=stbuf.c_cflag & CBAUD;
+ switch(speed) {
+ case B0: strcpy(cspeed,"0");break;