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From: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
Subject: Re: How can I read/write from/to an I/O-port?
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a little problem. So I hope someone can help
> me:
>  
> Under Linux a /dev/port exits to write/read to/from an I/O-port.
> Does a similar /dev/??? exits under FreeBSD or must I write
> a little device driver for this?

Under FreeBSD there is /dev/io.

Do an open("/dev/io",flags,mode) on it and you can access i/o
ports using in/out instructions.


>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Franz
> 
> 
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de