Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:36:52 +0200 From: Robin Schilham <co9@xs4all.nl> To: Anton <FreeBSD@list.ru> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lpt0: Device is busy Message-ID: <3DB6A5F4.6070007@xs4all.nl> References: <list.freebsd.questions#Pine.BSF.4.21.0210221651140.81874-100000@wonkity.com> <list.freebsd.questions#921741484.20021023084807@list.ru>
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Anton wrote: > Hello Warren, > > Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 12:54:18 AM, you wrote: > > WB> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Anton wrote: > > >>>When I try to 'cat < file > /dev/lpt0' I see answer: >>>Device is busy. >> > > WB> Often this is because you're running the default kernel with the plip > WB> device configured. This is a parallel-port device, so it ties up the > WB> port. There may be another parallel device also, I forget. > > Here it is part of my kernel configuration file: > > device ppc0 at isa? irq 7 > device ppbus > device lpt > #device ppi <-- I tried with this option switched on also > > #device vpo > #device plip > #device pps > #device lpbb > #device pcfclock > > > Next strings I see while my kernel loading: > > ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: Generic chipset (EPP/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode > lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > > > Strings from /etc/rc.conf: > > # Printer daemon > lpd_enable="NO" > > What can you advice? > Anton > What's the output of the following command? $fstat /dev/lpt0 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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