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| Author: | Antebios [ Wed May 02, 2007 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Why no parallel port device file? |
I have to motherboards, but the one I'm working on is a TForce 6100 socket 939. It seems that the BIOS is Plug-N-Play, but I am having problems that I can't find a parallel port device file. Usually these are located in /dev and named /dev/parpaport0 (or /dev/parport#). In previous kernels they used to be named /dev/lp# (ie. /dev/lp0). When I look through dmesg I see; Code: parport: PnPBIOS parport detected. parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA] What I DON'T see is: lp0: using parport0 or something to that effect. I know that the system can see the parallel port, but it isn't creating the device file. I know I can use mknod but I don't know the parameters and stuff. I see it in Code: cat /proc/interrupts and other places. There isn't a place in the BIOS to turn off plug-n-pray. Can someone help? I'm trying to get my VFD working! [/code] |
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| Author: | sk6 [ Wed May 02, 2007 5:42 pm ] |
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as root try the following: mknod /dev/parport0 c 99 0 chmod a+rw /dev/parport0 if required, you may also modprobe ppdev good luck. |
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| Author: | Antebios [ Wed May 02, 2007 7:21 pm ] |
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nope didn't work. |
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