Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:56:09 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Milan Knizek <knizek@volny.cz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Epson P2100 parallel port mode Message-ID: <20070309215608.GA6874@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <200703092025.34406.knizek@volny.cz> References: <200703092025.34406.knizek@volny.cz>
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--lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 08:25:34PM +0100, Milan Knizek wrote: > A search on google revealed that it is possible to switch the port mode= =20 > to "extended polling" by command "lptcontrol -e -d /dev/lpt0". Then, the= =20 > printer worked normally. >=20 > "ltpcontrol" supports only connected (and powered on) printers, which is= =20 > usually not the case during boot, and it must be run with root privileges. >=20 > My question: how do I set the default port mode to "extended polling" ins= tead=20 > of "iterrupt driven" during the boot process? You have to add the setting to /boot/device.hints. See=20 http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/freebsd/#parport Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFF8df4EnfvsMMhpyURAkgMAJ0drYz4piPCpQj4a60gqeH9WLEwngCfV/1A lrufs7j0cL+cliJjnNKTX+Q= =nEso -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ--
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