From owner-freebsd-current Sat Feb 13 10:25:05 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA00299 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sat, 13 Feb 1999 10:25:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from janus.syracuse.net (janus.syracuse.net [205.232.47.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA00289 for ; Sat, 13 Feb 1999 10:25:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from green@unixhelp.org) Received: from localhost (green@localhost) by janus.syracuse.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA05892; Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:24:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:24:42 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Feldman X-Sender: green@janus.syracuse.net To: Chuck Robey cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lpt0 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, Chuck Robey wrote: > Recently I noticed that lpt0 has been replaced by the ppbus stuff, in > LINT. The problem is, I can't find any example as to how to set it up > for a plain, vanilla printer.... ppbus has so many more capabilities > than lp, I think it's embarrassed about it's dowdy origins. I don't > know what controller to use (ppbus0 or maybe ppc0?) and the old device, > lpt0, doesn't even exist in LINT anymore. > > I tried picking up the lines for ppbus0 and nlpt, which I guessed might > be right, from LINT, and dropping them into my config file. They > compile fine, but nothing is probed (my dmesg shows no printer) and I > can't print. > > What's the right setup for a plain, ordinary IRQ 7 printer port? > Please, don't answer if you're going to talk about connecting some > parallel interfaced thing like a zip drive. I can't seem to find any > docs on this, nor any mail messages (nothing in UPDATING either). There > is much discussion about things like zip drive connecting, though ... The following works great for me: 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 > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) > (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message