Re: want only 1 lp
Subject: want only 1 lp
Date: Sat, Apr 08, 2000 at 03:00:24PM -0700
In reply to:Kenneth Scharf
Quoting Kenneth Scharf(scharkalvin@yahoo.com):
Kenneth>
Kenneth> I have 3 lp cards in my computer at dos addresses
Kenneth> lpt1, lpt2, and lpt3. I only want the one at lpt1 to
Kenneth> be attached to the lp driver(s). I want the other two
Kenneth> ports free for my own software. I am running potato
I only use one lp port for debian. As the 2.2.x and above kernels
have renumbered the ports (lp1 now is lp0) I have this in my lilo.
config.
append = "hdd=cdrom lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
The ',none' is to ignore IRQ's, thus freeing up an IRQ for other
uses.
Wayne WA1BBB
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