diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3c44bae..1f770fd 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ corrections:
 	Test: UDP6MULTICAST_UNIDIR
 	Thanks to Angus Gratton for sending a patch.
 
+	Setting ispeed and ospeed failed for some serial devices because the
+	two settings were applied with two different get/set cycles, Thanks to
+	Alexandre Fenyo for providing an initial patch.
+	However, the actual fix is part of a conceptual change of the termios
+	module that aims for applying all changes in a single tcsetaddr call.
+
 testing:
 	test.sh: Show a warning when phase-1 (insecure phase) of a security
 	test fails
diff --git a/xio-readline.c b/xio-readline.c
index 24ee757..0fbbb88 100644
--- a/xio-readline.c
+++ b/xio-readline.c
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ static int xioopen_readline(int argc, const char *argv[], struct opt *opts,
       Read_history(xfd->stream.para.readline.history_file);
    }
 #if _WITH_TERMIOS
-   xiotermios_clrflag(xfd->stream.fd, 3, ICANON);
-   xiotermios_clrflag(xfd->stream.fd, 3, ECHO);
+   xiotermios_clrflag(xfd->stream.fd, 3, ICANON|ECHO);
+   xiotermios_flush(xfd->stream.fd);
 #endif /* _WITH_TERMIOS */
    return _xio_openlate(&xfd->stream, opts);
 }
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ ssize_t xioread_readline(struct single *pipe, void *buff, size_t bufsiz) {
 
 #if _WITH_TERMIOS
       xiotermios_setflag(pipe->fd, 3, ECHO);
+      xiotermios_flush(pipe->fd);
 #endif /* _WITH_TERMIOS */
       if (pipe->para.readline.prompt || pipe->para.readline.dynprompt) {
 	 /* we must carriage return, because readline will first print the
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ ssize_t xioread_readline(struct single *pipe, void *buff, size_t bufsiz) {
       }
 #if _WITH_TERMIOS
       xiotermios_clrflag(pipe->fd, 3, ECHO);
+      xiotermios_flush(pipe->fd);
 #endif /* _WITH_TERMIOS */
       Add_history(line);
       bytes = strlen(line);
diff --git a/xio-termios.c b/xio-termios.c
index 70f1831..2845247 100644
--- a/xio-termios.c
+++ b/xio-termios.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #if WITH_TERMIOS
 const struct optdesc opt_tiocsctty={ "tiocsctty", "ctty",OPT_TIOCSCTTY,  GROUP_TERMIOS,   PH_LATE2, TYPE_BOOL,     OFUNC_SPEC };
 
+/* it is important for handling of these options that they have PH_FD */
 const struct optdesc opt_brkint  = { "brkint",  NULL, OPT_BRKINT,  GROUP_TERMIOS, PH_FD, TYPE_BOOL, OFUNC_TERMIOS_FLAG, 0, BRKINT };
 const struct optdesc opt_icrnl   = { "icrnl",   NULL, OPT_ICRNL,   GROUP_TERMIOS, PH_FD, TYPE_BOOL, OFUNC_TERMIOS_FLAG, 0, ICRNL };
 const struct optdesc opt_ignbrk  = { "ignbrk",  NULL, OPT_IGNBRK,  GROUP_TERMIOS, PH_FD, TYPE_BOOL, OFUNC_TERMIOS_FLAG, 0, IGNBRK };
@@ -297,42 +298,237 @@ int xiotermiosflag_applyopt(int fd, struct opt *opt) {
 
 #endif /* WITH_TERMIOS */
 
-int xiotermios_setflag(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask) {
-   union {
-      struct termios termarg;
-      tcflag_t flags[4];
-   } tdata;
+bool _xiotermios_doit = false;	/* _data has been retrieved and manipulated, set it later */
+union {
+   struct termios termarg;
+   tcflag_t flags[4];
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_ISPEED
+   speed_t speeds[sizeof(struct termios)/sizeof(speed_t)];
+#endif
+} _xiotermios_data;
 
-   if (Tcgetattr(fd, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-      Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-	     fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-      return -1;
+int xiotermios_setflag(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask) {
+   if (!_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcgetattr(fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = true;
    }
-   tdata.flags[word] |= mask;
-   if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-      Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-	     fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
+   _xiotermios_data.flags[word] |= mask;
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int xiotermios_clrflag(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask) {
+   if (!_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcgetattr(fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = true;
+   }
+   _xiotermios_data.flags[word] &= ~mask;
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int xiotermios_value(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask, tcflag_t value) {
+   if (!_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcgetattr(fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = true;
+   }
+   _xiotermios_data.flags[word] &= ~mask;
+   _xiotermios_data.flags[word] |= value;
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int xiotermios_char(int fd, int n, unsigned char c) {
+   if (!_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcgetattr(fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = true;
+   }
+   _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cc[n] = c;
+   return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_ISPEED
+int xiotermios_speed(int fd, int n, unsigned int speed) {
+   if (!_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcgetattr(fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = true;
+   }
+   _xiotermios_data.speeds[n] = speed;
+   return 0;
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_TERMIOS_ISPEED */
+
+int xiotermios_spec(int fd, int optcode) {
+   if (!_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcgetattr(fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = true;
+   }
+   switch (optcode) {
+   case OPT_RAW:
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_iflag &=
+	 ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|IGNPAR|PARMRK|INPCK|ISTRIP|INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON|IXOFF
+#ifdef IUCLC
+	   |IUCLC
+#endif
+	   |IXANY|IMAXBEL);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_iflag |= (0);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_oflag &= ~(OPOST);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_oflag |= (0);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag &= ~(0);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag |= (0);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_lflag &= ~(ISIG|ICANON
+#ifdef XCASE
+			   |XCASE
+#endif
+			   );
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_lflag |= (0);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+      break;
+   case OPT_TERMIOS_RAWER:
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_iflag = 0;
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_oflag = 0;
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_lflag = 0;
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag = (CS8);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+      break;
+   case OPT_SANE:
+      /* cread -ignbrk brkint  -inlcr  -igncr  icrnl
+	 -ixoff  -iuclc  -ixany  imaxbel opost -olcuc -ocrnl
+	 onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0
+	 vt0 ff0 isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl
+	 -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt echoctl echoke, and
+	 also  sets  all special characters to their default
+	 values.
+      */
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK|INLCR|IGNCR|IXOFF
+#ifdef IUCLC
+			   |IUCLC
+#endif
+			   |IXANY);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_iflag |= (BRKINT|ICRNL|IMAXBEL);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_oflag &= ~(0	/* for canonical reasons */
+#ifdef OLCUC
+			   |OLCUC
+#endif
+#ifdef OCRNL
+			   |OCRNL
+#endif
+#ifdef ONOCR
+			   |ONOCR
+#endif
+#ifdef ONLRET
+			   |ONLRET
+#endif
+#ifdef OFILL
+			   |OFILL
+#endif
+#ifdef OFDEL
+			   |OFDEL
+#endif
+#ifdef NLDLY
+			   |NLDLY
+#endif
+#ifdef CRDLY
+			   |CRDLY
+#endif
+#ifdef TABDLY
+			   |TABDLY
+#endif
+#ifdef BSDLY
+			   |BSDLY
+#endif
+#ifdef VTDLY
+			   |VTDLY
+#endif
+#ifdef FFDLY
+			   |FFDLY
+#endif
+			   );
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_oflag |= (OPOST|ONLCR
+#ifdef NL0
+			  |NL0
+#endif
+#ifdef CR0
+			  |CR0
+#endif
+#ifdef TAB0
+			  |TAB0
+#endif
+#ifdef BS0
+			  |BS0
+#endif
+#ifdef VT0
+			  |VT0
+#endif
+#ifdef FF0
+			  |FF0
+#endif
+			  );
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag &= ~(0);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag |= (CREAD);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_lflag &= ~(ECHONL|NOFLSH
+#ifdef XCASE
+			   |XCASE
+#endif
+			   |TOSTOP
+#ifdef ECHOPRT
+			   |ECHOPRT
+#endif
+			   );
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_lflag |= (ISIG|ICANON|IEXTEN|ECHO|ECHOE|ECHOK|ECHOCTL|ECHOKE);
+      /*! "sets characters to their default values... - which? */
+      break;
+   case OPT_TERMIOS_CFMAKERAW:
+#if HAVE_CFMAKERAW
+      cfmakeraw(&_xiotermios_data.termarg);
+#else
+      /* these setting follow the Linux documenation of cfmakeraw */
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_iflag &=
+	 ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|PARMRK|ISTRIP|INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_oflag &= ~(OPOST);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_lflag &= ~(ECHO|ECHONL|ICANON|ISIG|IEXTEN);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag &= ~(CSIZE|PARENB);
+      _xiotermios_data.termarg.c_cflag |= (CS8);
+#endif
+      break;
+   default:
+      Error("TERMIOS option not handled - internal error?");
       return -1;
    }
    return 0;
 }
 
-int xiotermios_clrflag(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask) {
-   union {
-      struct termios termarg;
-      tcflag_t flags[4];
-   } tdata;
-
-   if (Tcgetattr(fd, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-      Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-	     fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-      return -1;
-   }
-   tdata.flags[word] &= ~mask;
-   if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-      Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-	     fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-      return -1;
+int xiotermios_flush(int fd) {
+   if (_xiotermios_doit) {
+      if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &_xiotermios_data.termarg) < 0) {
+	 Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
+		fd, &_xiotermios_data.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 return -1;
+      }
+      _xiotermios_doit = false;
    }
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/xio-termios.h b/xio-termios.h
index 8e39839..a288a2f 100644
--- a/xio-termios.h
+++ b/xio-termios.h
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ extern const struct optdesc opt_termios_cfmakeraw;
 extern int xiotermios_setflag(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask);
 extern int xiotermios_clrflag(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask);
 extern int xiotermiosflag_applyopt(int fd, struct opt *opt);
+extern int xiotermios_value(int fd, int word, tcflag_t mask, tcflag_t value);
+extern int xiotermios_char(int fd, int n, unsigned char c);
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_ISPEED
+extern int xiotermios_speed(int fd, int n, unsigned int speed);
+#endif
+extern int xiotermios_spec(int fd, int optcode);
+extern int xiotermios_flush(int fd);
 #endif /* _WITH_TERMIOS */
 
 #endif /* !defined(__xio_termios_h_included) */
diff --git a/xioopts.c b/xioopts.c
index 9ea6ce4..014c7d9 100644
--- a/xioopts.c
+++ b/xioopts.c
@@ -3509,252 +3509,41 @@ int applyopts(int fd, struct opt *opts, enum e_phase phase) {
 
 #if WITH_TERMIOS
       } else if (opt->desc->func == OFUNC_TERMIOS_FLAG) {
-#if 0
-	 union {
-	    struct termios termarg;
-	    tcflag_t flags[4];
-	 } tdata;
-	 if (Tcgetattr(fd, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
-	 }
-	 if (opt->value.u_bool) {
-	    tdata.flags[opt->desc->major] |= opt->desc->minor;
-	 } else {
-	    tdata.flags[opt->desc->major] &= ~opt->desc->minor;
-	 }
-	 if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
-	 }
-#else
 	 if (xiotermiosflag_applyopt(fd, opt) < 0) {
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
-#endif
 
       } else if (opt->desc->func == OFUNC_TERMIOS_VALUE) {
-	 union {
-	    struct termios termarg;
-	    tcflag_t flags[4];
-	 } tdata;
 	 if (((opt->value.u_uint << opt->desc->arg3) & opt->desc->minor) !=
 	     (opt->value.u_uint << opt->desc->arg3)) {
 	    Error2("option %s: invalid value %u",
 		   opt->desc->defname, opt->value.u_uint);
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
-	 if (Tcgetattr(fd, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
-	 }
-
-	 tdata.flags[opt->desc->major] &= ~opt->desc->minor;
-	 tdata.flags[opt->desc->major] |=
-	    ((opt->value.u_uint << opt->desc->arg3) & opt->desc->minor);
-	 if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 if (xiotermios_value(fd, opt->desc->major, opt->desc->minor,
+			      (opt->value.u_uint << opt->desc->arg3) & opt->desc->minor) < 0) {
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
 
       } else if (opt->desc->func == OFUNC_TERMIOS_PATTERN) {
-	 union {
-	    struct termios termarg;
-	    tcflag_t flags[4];
-	 } tdata;
-	 if (Tcgetattr(fd, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 if (xiotermios_value(fd, opt->desc->major,  opt->desc->arg3, opt->desc->minor) < 0) {
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
-	 tdata.flags[opt->desc->major] &= ~opt->desc->arg3;
-	 tdata.flags[opt->desc->major] |= opt->desc->minor;
-	 if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR;++opt;  continue;
-	 }
 
       } else if (opt->desc->func == OFUNC_TERMIOS_CHAR) {
-	 struct termios termarg;
-	 if (Tcgetattr(fd, &termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
-	 }
-	 termarg.c_cc[opt->desc->major] = opt->value.u_byte;
-	 if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 if (xiotermios_char(fd, opt->desc->major, opt->value.u_byte) < 0) {
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_ISPEED
       } else if (opt->desc->func == OFUNC_TERMIOS_SPEED) {
-	 union {
-	    struct termios termarg;
-	    speed_t speeds[sizeof(struct termios)/sizeof(speed_t)];
-	 } tdata;
-	 if (Tcgetattr(fd, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
-	 }
-	 tdata.speeds[opt->desc->major] = opt->value.u_uint;
-	 if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &tdata.termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &tdata.termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 if (xiotermios_speed(fd, opt->desc->major, opt->value.u_uint) < 0) {
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
 #endif /* HAVE_TERMIOS_ISPEED */
 
       } else if (opt->desc->func == OFUNC_TERMIOS_SPEC) {
-	 struct termios termarg;
-	 if (Tcgetattr(fd, &termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcgetattr(%d, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &termarg, strerror(errno));
-	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
-	 }
-	 switch (opt->desc->optcode) {
-	 case OPT_RAW:
-	    termarg.c_iflag &=
-	      ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|IGNPAR|PARMRK|INPCK|ISTRIP|INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON|IXOFF
-#ifdef IUCLC
-		|IUCLC
-#endif
-		|IXANY|IMAXBEL);
-	    termarg.c_iflag |= (0);
-	    termarg.c_oflag &= ~(OPOST);
-	    termarg.c_oflag |= (0);
-	    termarg.c_cflag &= ~(0);
-	    termarg.c_cflag |= (0);
-	    termarg.c_lflag &= ~(ISIG|ICANON
-#ifdef XCASE
-				 |XCASE
-#endif
-				 );
-	    termarg.c_lflag |= (0);
-	    termarg.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
-	    termarg.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
-	    break;
-	 case OPT_TERMIOS_RAWER:
-	    termarg.c_iflag = 0;
-	    termarg.c_oflag = 0;
-	    termarg.c_lflag = 0;
-	    termarg.c_cflag = (CS8);
-	    termarg.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
-	    termarg.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
-	    break;
-	 case OPT_SANE:
-	    /* cread -ignbrk brkint  -inlcr  -igncr  icrnl
-              -ixoff  -iuclc  -ixany  imaxbel opost -olcuc -ocrnl
-              onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0
-              vt0 ff0 isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl
-              -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt echoctl echoke, and
-              also  sets  all special characters to their default
-              values.
-*/
-	    termarg.c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK|INLCR|IGNCR|IXOFF
-#ifdef IUCLC
-				 |IUCLC
-#endif
-				 |IXANY);
-	    termarg.c_iflag |= (BRKINT|ICRNL|IMAXBEL);
-	    termarg.c_oflag &= ~(0	/* for canonical reasons */
-#ifdef OLCUC
-				 |OLCUC
-#endif
-#ifdef OCRNL
-				 |OCRNL
-#endif
-#ifdef ONOCR
-				 |ONOCR
-#endif
-#ifdef ONLRET
-				 |ONLRET
-#endif
-#ifdef OFILL
-				 |OFILL
-#endif
-#ifdef OFDEL
-				 |OFDEL
-#endif
-#ifdef NLDLY
-				 |NLDLY
-#endif
-#ifdef CRDLY
-				 |CRDLY
-#endif
-#ifdef TABDLY
-				 |TABDLY
-#endif
-#ifdef BSDLY
-				 |BSDLY
-#endif
-#ifdef VTDLY
-				 |VTDLY
-#endif
-#ifdef FFDLY
-				 |FFDLY
-#endif
-				 );
-	    termarg.c_oflag |= (OPOST|ONLCR
-#ifdef NL0
-				|NL0
-#endif
-#ifdef CR0
-				|CR0
-#endif
-#ifdef TAB0
-				|TAB0
-#endif
-#ifdef BS0
-				|BS0
-#endif
-#ifdef VT0
-				|VT0
-#endif
-#ifdef FF0
-				|FF0
-#endif
-				);
-	    termarg.c_cflag &= ~(0);
-	    termarg.c_cflag |= (CREAD);
-	    termarg.c_lflag &= ~(ECHONL|NOFLSH
-#ifdef XCASE
-				 |XCASE
-#endif
-				 |TOSTOP
-#ifdef ECHOPRT
-				 |ECHOPRT
-#endif
-				 );
-	    termarg.c_lflag |= (ISIG|ICANON|IEXTEN|ECHO|ECHOE|ECHOK|ECHOCTL|ECHOKE);
-	    /*! "sets characters to their default values... - which? */
-	    break;
-	 case OPT_TERMIOS_CFMAKERAW:
-#if HAVE_CFMAKERAW
-	    cfmakeraw(&termarg);
-#else
-	    /* these setting follow the Linux documenation of cfmakeraw */
-	    termarg.c_iflag &=
-	      ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|PARMRK|ISTRIP|INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON);
-	    termarg.c_oflag &= ~(OPOST);
-	    termarg.c_lflag &= ~(ECHO|ECHONL|ICANON|ISIG|IEXTEN);
-	    termarg.c_cflag &= ~(CSIZE|PARENB);
-	    termarg.c_cflag |= (CS8);
-#endif
-	    break;
-	 default:
-	    Error("TERMIOS option not handled - internal error?");
-	 }
-	 if (Tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &termarg) < 0) {
-	    Error3("tcsetattr(%d, TCSADRAIN, %p): %s",
-		   fd, &termarg, strerror(errno));
+	 if (xiotermios_spec(fd, opt->desc->optcode) < 0) {
 	    opt->desc = ODESC_ERROR; ++opt; continue;
 	 }
 
@@ -3782,7 +3571,13 @@ int applyopts(int fd, struct opt *opts, enum e_phase phase) {
       opt->desc = ODESC_DONE;
       ++opt;
    }
-   return 0;
+
+#if WITH_TERMIOS
+   if (phase == PH_FD) {
+      xiotermios_flush(fd);
+   }
+#endif /* WITH_TERMIOS */
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /* applies to fd all options belonging to phases */