Re: vmware with parport device in bidirectional mode
You'll need the ppdev module as well, IIRC.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:40:51AM +0200, Arno Baier wrote:
> 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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