Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 18:33:42 +0059 (MET) From: Andreas Schulz <ats@g386bsd.first.gmd.de> To: aledm@relay-europe.ps.net (Aled Morris) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: lpt Message-ID: <199502131733.SAA08905@g386bsd.first.gmd.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9502131652.B8328-0100000@relay-europe.ps.net> from "Aled Morris" at Feb 13, 95 04:47:36 pm
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> Am I supposed to be able to "echo hello > /dev/lpt0" to test my parallel > printer? More or less, you shouldn't forget that most line printers want to have a Carriage return and a Newline, but unix sends out for the above echo only a newline. > I tried rebooting with the printer connected and on-line, but it made no > difference. > > Machine is 486DX33, FreeBSD is 0210-SNAP. lpd is not running. lpt0 is > configured in the kernel (standard config) and is recognised at boot-up: > > lpt0 at 0x3bc-0x3c3 irq 7 on isa > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > lp0: TCP/IP capable interface Try to switch it into polled mode with the "lptcontrol" program and look if it works then. ATS ( ats@first.gmd.de or ats@cs.tu-berlin.de ) Andreas Schulz GMD-FIRST 12489 Berlin-Adlershof Rudower Chaussee 5 Gebaeude 13.7 Tel: +49-30-6392-1856/+49-177-2134745 Germany/Europe
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