diff --git a/serial/serial.c b/serial/serial.c
index f33a29f..edf44c3 100644
--- a/serial/serial.c
+++ b/serial/serial.c
@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@ memset(&options, 0, sizeof(options));
 tcgetattr(uart0, &options);
 options.c_cflag = baudbits | CS8 | CLOCAL | CREAD;
 options.c_iflag = IGNPAR;
-options.c_oflag = 0;
+options.c_oflag = IGNPAR;
 options.c_lflag = 0;
 
+cfmakeraw(&options);			/* XXX */
+
 options.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;			/* ask for blocking read */
 
-tcflush(uart0, TCIFLUSH);
+tcflush(uart0, TCIOFLUSH);
 tcsetattr(uart0, TCSANOW, &options);
 
 tcflush(uart0, TCIFLUSH);		/* do it again, sam */