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From: Jan E Backlund <back0003@gold.tc.umn.edu>
Subject: Troubles with lpt0 [third post]
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I can't get lpt0 going. 

The device is a VESA local bus all-in-one board (hd controller, 
fd controller, serial ports, parrallel port.)  The instruction 
sheet doesn't specify the manufacturer (?!) but the model number 
is S1345. Connected to lpt0 is an HP Laserjet III printer.

If I enter the command 'cat /etc/printcap > /dev/lpt0', I get the response 
"device busy".  Same thing after I kill the lpd daemon.  I recompiled the 
kernel after removing all of the extraneous device drivers, and still get 
the same "device busy" message.  The same hardware works fine under Linux 
and DOS.

I would very much appreciate any tips on debugging this problem.

Output from dmesg:

FreeBSD 2.0.5-ALPHA #0: Tue Jun  6 21:31:07  1995
    jeb@sacc.agoff.umn.edu:/usr/src/sys/compile/MINE
CPU: i486 DX (486-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x415  Stepping=5
  Features=0x3<FPU,VME>
real memory  = 16384000 (4000 pages)
avail memory = 15085568 (3683 pages)
Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>
ed0 at 0x280-0x29f irq 5 maddr 0xd8000 msize 16384 on isa
ed0: address 00:00:c0:6d:c7:80, type WD8013WC (16 bit) 
sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa
sio0: type 16450
sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
sio1: type 16450
lpt0 at 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
lp0: TCP/IP capable interface
fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
fdc0: NEC 765
fd0: 1.2MB 5.25in
fd1: 1.44MB 3.5in
wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <Conner Peripherals 240MB - CP30254>
wd0: 240MB (492250 sectors), 895 cyls, 10 heads, 55 S/T, 512 B/S
wdc0: unit 1 (wd1): <Maxtor 7850 AV>
wd1: 814MB (1667232 sectors), 1654 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S
npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface

Thanks,
Jan Erik
back0003@gold.tc.umn.edu