Re: Trying to compile a new kernel.
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
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