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Date:      Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:02:15 -0500 (EST)
From:      Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        mike@smith.net.au, bartol@salk.edu, dfr@nlsystems.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: NFS problems in -current
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811240801100.22053-100000@janus.syracuse.net>
In-Reply-To: <199811240509.QAA04542@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, Bruce Evans wrote:

> >> Please also make it clear whether you're using the old 'lpt' driver or 
> >> the newer ppbus code, so that we can work out what needs attention...
> >
> >I'm using the newer ppbus code entirely:
> >
> >controller      ppbus0
> >device          nlpt0   at ppbus?
> >device          plip0   at ppbus?
> >device          ppi0    at ppbus?
> >device          pps0    at ppbus?
> >
> >controller      ppc0    at isa? port ? tty irq 7 vector ppcintr
>                                         ^^^
> 
> ppc must be a `net' device for plip to work properly.  See the plip
> man page.  ppc must also be a `tty' device for lpt0 and a `cam' device
> for vp0.  These requirements conflict.
> 
> lpt0 and lp0 have related bugs.  lpt0 needs to be a `net' device for
> lp0 to work.  This can be configured by specifying that it is a `tty'
> device and statically configuring slip.
> PR: 5699, 6099
> 
> The slip LKM has related bugs.
> 
> Bruce

   Then what's the solution to having both printing and PLIP available?

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