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Date:      Fri, 10 May 2002 16:00:58 -0500 (CDT)
From:      John Utz <john@utzweb.net>
To:        Jai Dhar <jdhar@omega.focalnetworks.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Parallel port writing
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0205101557443.4473-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020510165611.E42611-100000@omega.focalnetworks.net>

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how about the device in the dev dir?

ls /dev/ppi doesnt exist on my box, and i am unsure as to how to create 
it.

that's my last idea, best 'o luck!


On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jai Dhar wrote:

> 
> device ppc0 at isa? irq 7
> device ppbus
> device lpt
> device ppi
> 
> All there
> 
> On Fri, 10 May 2002, John Utz wrote:
> 
> > do you have the device in the kernel? i've never gave it any thought, but
> > wouldnt you need device ppi built in?
> >
> > i dont know, i am just guessing....
> >
> > On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jai Dhar wrote:
> >
> > > I am root, lpd isn't running, and as for ppi.. I tried their exact code
> > > that they have in 'man ppi', and still doesn't work???
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 10 May 2002, John Utz wrote:
> > >
> > > > you arent root?
> > > >
> > > > or, more likely, lpd owns it!
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jai Dhar wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have a question about writing to parallel ports.
> > > > > I am trying to make a basic C program to write simple data to a parallel
> > > > > port, but when I try, I get an error on opening /dev/lpt0 as "Device Busy"
> > > > > I tried echo 255 > /dev/lpt0, and also got "Device Busy". When looking at
> > > > > all my processes, I didn't see anything that visibly took control of
> > > > > /dev/lpt0. In dmesg, I get both ppc0 and lpt0 detected with an IRQ and IO
> > > > > address fine. What could be wrong? Thank you
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > --
> > > >
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> > > >
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