> > hi, > > i am now trying for weeks to get my lpt0 working without any success > > :( > > > > i always get "device busy" (running lptcontrol, lptest, > > open(/dev/lpt0)). i found a lot of questions about this via google > > and some hints too (e.g. excluding device ppi from kernel) but all > > this didnt help :( > > > > i should mention that my printer connected to lpt0 is a funny gdi > > printer which only works under win98. so my idea was to use qemu to > > run a emulated win98 to get my printer working - but therefore qemu > > needs to be able to open /dev/lpt0 ... > > > > finally i wrote a simple c prog which just calls open(/dev/lpt0) but > > it also always fails with device busy :( > > > > what are the requirements to successfully open lpt0 port (apart from > > having connected a printer to it) ? > > > > does fbsd expects a response from the printer (e.g. ready status)? > > maybe my printer is not able to do this ... if so: what are possible > > workarounds? could i convice the kernel that lpt0 is ready? > > > > thx > > regards, > > stan > > > > ps: i am running fbsd 5.4 > > > Usually, if you get "device busy," it means that the printer is simply > not on or connected properly. Check your parallel cable.
unfort. my printer is connected properly and it is on while simply trying to open it with open(/dev/lpt0) - lptest > /dev/lpt0 fails too ... so it seems that fbsd expects some kind of status reply from the printer - correct? if so: how could i by-pass this? (cause my ugly gdi printer is probably not able to answer correctly) i just wonna have access to my parallel port ... thx regards, stan _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
