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Date:      Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:54:18 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Anton <FreeBSD@list.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: lpt0: Device is busy
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0210221651140.81874-100000@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <14028928947.20021023011931@list.ru>

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On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Anton wrote:

> When I try to 'cat < file > /dev/lpt0' I see answer:
> Device is busy.

Often this is because you're running the default kernel with the plip
device configured.  This is a parallel-port device, so it ties up the
port.  There may be another parallel device also, I forget.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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