Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 16:56:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Jai Dhar <jdhar@omega.focalnetworks.net> To: John Utz <john@utzweb.net> Cc: <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Parallel port writing Message-ID: <20020510165611.E42611-100000@omega.focalnetworks.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0205101542440.4473-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net>
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device ppc0 at isa? irq 7 device ppbus device lpt device ppi All there On Fri, 10 May 2002, John Utz wrote: > do you have the device in the kernel? i've never gave it any thought, but > wouldnt you need device ppi built in? > > i dont know, i am just guessing.... > > On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jai Dhar wrote: > > > I am root, lpd isn't running, and as for ppi.. I tried their exact code > > that they have in 'man ppi', and still doesn't work??? > > > > > > On Fri, 10 May 2002, John Utz wrote: > > > > > you arent root? > > > > > > or, more likely, lpd owns it! > > > > > > On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jai Dhar wrote: > > > > > > > I have a question about writing to parallel ports. > > > > I am trying to make a basic C program to write simple data to a parallel > > > > port, but when I try, I get an error on opening /dev/lpt0 as "Device Busy" > > > > I tried echo 255 > /dev/lpt0, and also got "Device Busy". When looking at > > > > all my processes, I didn't see anything that visibly took control of > > > > /dev/lpt0. In dmesg, I get both ppc0 and lpt0 detected with an IRQ and IO > > > > address fine. What could be wrong? Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > John L. Utz III > > > john@utzweb.net > > > > > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > John L. Utz III > john@utzweb.net > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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