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Date:      Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:43:16 +0000
From:      Nicolas Souchu <nsouch@teaser.fr>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/ppbus if_plip.c
Message-ID:  <19990114234316.30237@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr>
In-Reply-To: <199901102005.MAA07951@dingo.cdrom.com>; from Mike Smith on Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 12:05:58PM -0800
References:  <19990110172058.41278@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> <199901102005.MAA07951@dingo.cdrom.com>

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On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 12:05:58PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
>
>> >GENERIC should get plip, nlpt and vpo0, and the code that patches 
>> >GENERIC for the install kernel should be updated to remove nlpt0 (as 
>> >it's just bloat for the install).
>> 
>> Not vpo, the ZIP+ probe sends intrusive chars to the port. It fills the
>> printer buffer :(
>
>Ugh.   I get a lot of queries from people wanting to use Zip drives for 
>installs.  How do Iomega probe it without disturbing attached printers?

I see. The ZIP+ may be detected with an IEEE1284 (not 1284.3) negociation.

>
>-- 
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