On Tue, Dec 29, 1998 at 09:32:14PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > /dev/lp1 is for older kernels, /dev/lp0 for newer kernels. Don't ask me > why.
It is explained in the kernel sources. It has to do with the order of the port addresses in conjunction with traditional BIOS naming. Now the naming is thesame as under traditional DOS, which makes newcomers happy. Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
