[hpoj-devel] Re: ptal-printd init script for RedHat

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From: pa...@rc... (David Paschal)
>> My question: is the device list fixed for ieee12844.o during
>> loading, or is it updated dynamically? If not, there'll definitely
>> be a problem with OfficeJets that were not turned on during boot up (must
>> remove modules by hand, or wait for cron to clean up autoload modules).
>The device list for ieee12844pp (not ieee12844) comes from whatever was
>connected and powered on when parport_probe was loaded.  So if you forgot
>to turn on your peripheral before booting, then you need to unload both
>ieee12844pp.o and parport_probe, then reload parport_probe and
ieee12844p.o.

Does the device try to communicate with the computer when it is turned on? 
If so, the module could look for this signal and add the device when turned
on.

Windows can handle having the device turned on or off arbitrarily.  How is
it done?

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