vmware with parport device in bidirectional mode

[Arno Baier <arno.baier.linux@aon.at>]

hi
i 've probs get the parport device work with vmware 3.0 and 3.1.
i switched the paralell device in the bios to epp mode and compiled the 
modules parport and parport_pc. i do not use a printer on lp, so i did not 
compile lp support into the kernel. /dev/parport0 exists.
if i configure vmware to use /dev/parport0 in bidirectional mode a message 
"Connot open /dev/parport0: No such device". modules parport and parport_pc 
are loaded.
i saw that the device /dev/partport0 has root,root so only root can use this 
device. is it possible to make it as lp wich has root,lp rights?

i'm using woody with kerel 2.4.19pre3.

thx
arno


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