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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Parallel Port Device
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From: Bradlee L. <bra...@gm...> - 2011-11-07 17:21:50
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On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Heiko Zuerker <he...@zu...> wrote: > Make sure you have the parport_pc and lp modules loaded. parport_pc is loaded, and I loaded lp, and I still get the same message. Is `echo a > /dev/parport0` a good test to run, or should I be trying something else to see if it's working? >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bradlee Landis [mailto:bra...@gm...] >> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 9:04 AM >> To: dev...@li... >> Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Parallel Port Device >> >> Well, that creates a device, but when I try to write to it, it just hangs. > I think >> /dev/lp* requires /dev/parport*. I tried creating it using `mknod >> /dev/parport0 c 99 0 -m 660`, but it says "No such address or device" when > I >> write to it. Users who have had this problem are finding that the ppdev >> module is required, but it's not installed on Devil Linux. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Chris Grove <dl...@ki...> > wrote: >> > Hi. It's usually called /dev/lp0 but I've found that my server doesn't >> > create it for some reason. That said, if you use mknod /dev/lpt0 c 6 0 >> > that then allows you to use it. >> > Hope that helps, Chris. >> > >> > On 2 November 2011 18:36, Bradlee Landis <bra...@gm...> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I am seeing a parallel port being detected in the boot logs: >> >> >> >> Nov 2 15:50:31 src@localhost kernel: : parport_pc 00:08: reported by >> >> Plug and Play ACPI Nov 2 15:50:31 src@localhost kernel: : parport0: >> >> PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 >> >> [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,EPP,ECP,DMA] >> >> >> >> But, I don't see any devices in /dev that are the parallel ports. Do >> >> you know what I need to do to be able to see parallel port devices? >> >> Or are they under a different name? I saw in udev configuration that >> >> it can be /dev/lp[0-9], parport[0-9], or irlpt[0-9]. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brad Landis >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> --------- >> >> RSA® Conference 2012 >> >> Save $700 by Nov 18 >> >> Register now! >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >> >> Dev...@li... >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > -------- >> > RSA(R) Conference 2012 >> > Save $700 by Nov 18 >> > Register now >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >> > Dev...@li... >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Brad Landis >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> RSA(R) Conference 2012 >> Save $700 by Nov 18 >> Register now >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >> _______________________________________________ >> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >> Dev...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Save $700 by Nov 18 > Register now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 > _______________________________________________ > Devil-linux-discuss mailing list > Dev...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss > -- Thanks, Brad Landis |
