Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:28:29 +0100 From: Nicolas Souchu <nsouch@teaser.fr> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Regarding tcpdump and plip Message-ID: <19990208222829.53422@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> In-Reply-To: <xzpsocg63t5.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from Dag-Erling Smorgrav on Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 09:25:26PM %2B0100 References: <xzp90e9brl4.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <199902080148.RAA09054@dingo.cdrom.com> <19990208195855.56187@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> <xzpsocg63t5.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 09:25:26PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > >Nicolas Souchu <nsouch@teaser.fr> writes: >> On Sun, Feb 07, 1999 at 05:48:22PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: >> > > I'd really, *really* like to rip out the lpt driver [...] >> > I'm not sure we want to do this so late for 3.1, but it should >> > certainly happen in -current and probably shortly following the 3.1 >> > release. >> So, let's do it for -current and wait some feedback before a 3.1 update. > >Better yet, let's rip it out of -current (I have an lpt-less src/sys >tree just waiting to be committed), and stick an #error in -stable's >lpt.c saying "This driver is deprecated, use ppbus instead". That way, >we give everybody advance warning without risking a botched commit >and/or people complaining that their kernel has inexplicably failed to >build. Ok. Is UPDATING only a -current resource or may it be updated in 3.1? > >In any case, does anybody mind if I go ahead and remove the lpt driver >from -current, say, tomorrow? Don't forget GENERIC.. this patch or whatelse. Index: GENERIC =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v retrieving revision 1.146 diff -u -r1.146 GENERIC --- GENERIC 1999/02/04 22:34:23 1.146 +++ GENERIC 1999/02/08 21:17:52 @@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ device sio2 at isa? disable port "IO_COM3" tty irq 5 device sio3 at isa? disable port "IO_COM4" tty irq 9 -device lpt0 at isa? port? tty irq 7 +# Parallel port bus framework with nlpt (printer), plip (network). +# Uncomment vpo if you need ZIP/ZIP+ support. +controller ppbus0 +#controller vpo0 at ppbus? +device nlpt0 at ppbus? +device plip0 at ppbus? +controller ppc0 at isa? port? tty irq 7 "This supposes slip/ppp is statically configured for plip", would add Bruce. > >DES >-- >Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no > -- nsouch@teaser.fr / nsouch@freebsd.org FreeBSD - Turning PCs into workstations - http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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