Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 23:50:05 -0800 (PST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/16394: Users of some printers find that lpt0 malfunctions Message-ID: <200001270750.XAA17607@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/16394; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: stephen@math.missouri.edu Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: conf/16394: Users of some printers find that lpt0 malfunctions Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:49:35 +1100 (EST) On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 stephen@math.missouri.edu wrote: > >Fix: > > Add a comment inside the file /sys/i386/conf/GENERIC (and maybe a > similar one in LINT) just before the offending line, that says: > > # For certain kinds of printers (for example HP 4L), you will need > # to change the word "net" to "tty" in the following line. > device ppc0 at isa? port? flags 0x40 net irq 7 > > This simple, harmless fix will save many users much grief. "net" is wrong for _all_ printers. It is only right for plip. I think GENERIC uses "net" because it wants to support installation using plip, but this breaks the usual case. Kludges hide the problem in some cases. E.g., configuring slip makes net == tty. This is for RELENG_3. The problem is a little different in -current. I think it is fixed for lpt and lpt but came back for slip. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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