Bug#296687: Problem Fixed
On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 12:07:20AM -0800, David Lawyer wrote:
> I fixed the problem by setting the parallel port in the BIOS from ECP to
> SPP. Then the driver does software handshaking and my old printer works
> OK. So this is a problem with documentation. I just emailed the
> authors of the kernel docs on the parallel port and told them about this
> fix. So you could close this bug if you want to, although it would be
> nice if somehow the software configured it all.
Hi David,
are you suggesting that there should be a kernel option
to restrict the modes that the parallel port driver will
operate in - so that if you have older hardware it will only
use modes supported by the other end. Or are you suggesting
that the driver should autodetect this somehow. My knowledge
of the relevant specs are weak (non-existant), but the latter
sounds like it might not be possible.
In any case, have you considered reporting this to LKML and
the maintainers?
--
Horms
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