From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 8 13:49:13 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA09193 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:49:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from reliam.teaser.fr (reliam.teaser.fr [194.51.80.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA09182; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:49:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from son@teaser.fr) Received: from teaser.fr (ppp1087-ft.teaser.fr [194.206.156.40]) by reliam.teaser.fr (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id WAA08950; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:48:34 +0100 (MET) Received: (from son@localhost) by teaser.fr (8.9.2/8.9.1) id WAA01197; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:28:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from son) Message-ID: <19990208222829.53422@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:28:29 +0100 From: Nicolas Souchu To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav Cc: Mike Smith , Bill Fenner , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Regarding tcpdump and plip References: <199902080148.RAA09054@dingo.cdrom.com> <19990208195855.56187@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81e In-Reply-To: ; from Dag-Erling Smorgrav on Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 09:25:26PM +0100 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD breizh 4.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 09:25:26PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > >Nicolas Souchu writes: >> On Sun, Feb 07, 1999 at 05:48:22PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: >> > > I'd really, *really* like to rip out the lpt driver [...] >> > I'm not sure we want to do this so late for 3.1, but it should >> > certainly happen in -current and probably shortly following the 3.1 >> > release. >> So, let's do it for -current and wait some feedback before a 3.1 update. > >Better yet, let's rip it out of -current (I have an lpt-less src/sys >tree just waiting to be committed), and stick an #error in -stable's >lpt.c saying "This driver is deprecated, use ppbus instead". That way, >we give everybody advance warning without risking a botched commit >and/or people complaining that their kernel has inexplicably failed to >build. Ok. Is UPDATING only a -current resource or may it be updated in 3.1? > >In any case, does anybody mind if I go ahead and remove the lpt driver >from -current, say, tomorrow? Don't forget GENERIC.. this patch or whatelse. Index: GENERIC =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v retrieving revision 1.146 diff -u -r1.146 GENERIC --- GENERIC 1999/02/04 22:34:23 1.146 +++ GENERIC 1999/02/08 21:17:52 @@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ device sio2 at isa? disable port "IO_COM3" tty irq 5 device sio3 at isa? disable port "IO_COM4" tty irq 9 -device lpt0 at isa? port? tty irq 7 +# Parallel port bus framework with nlpt (printer), plip (network). +# Uncomment vpo if you need ZIP/ZIP+ support. +controller ppbus0 +#controller vpo0 at ppbus? +device nlpt0 at ppbus? +device plip0 at ppbus? +controller ppc0 at isa? port? tty irq 7 "This supposes slip/ppp is statically configured for plip", would add Bruce. > >DES >-- >Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no > -- nsouch@teaser.fr / nsouch@freebsd.org FreeBSD - Turning PCs into workstations - http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message