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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Parallel Port Device
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From: Heiko Z. <he...@zu...> - 2011-11-07 18:47:14
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It's been a long time since I worked with a parallel port, but check if the device /dev/lp0 is there. -- Regards Heiko Zuerker http://www.devil-linux.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Bradlee Landis [mailto:bra...@gm...] > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 11:22 AM > To: dev...@li... > Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Parallel Port Device > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > 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 |
