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Date:      Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:11:25 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>
To:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   lpt0
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902131303170.357-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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Recently I noticed that lpt0 has been replaced by the ppbus stuff, in
LINT.  The problem is, I can't find any example as to how to set it up
for a plain, vanilla printer.... ppbus has so many more capabilities
than lp, I think it's embarrassed about it's dowdy origins.  I don't
know what controller to use (ppbus0 or maybe ppc0?) and the old device,
lpt0, doesn't even exist in LINT anymore.

I tried picking up the lines for ppbus0 and nlpt, which I guessed might
be right, from LINT, and dropping them into my config file.  They
compile fine, but nothing is probed (my dmesg shows no printer) and I
can't print.

What's the right setup for a plain, ordinary IRQ 7 printer port?
Please, don't answer if you're going to talk about connecting some
parallel interfaced thing like a zip drive.  I can't seem to find any
docs on this, nor any mail messages (nothing in UPDATING either).  There
is much discussion about things like zip drive connecting, though ...

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