Quoting Kenneth Scharf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I've posted this question before, but the digest lists > went down for a few weeks before I could get any > answers to this question. > > I have 3 lp cards in my computer at dos addresses > lpt1, lpt2, and lpt3. I only want the one at lpt1 to > be attached to the lp driver(s). I want the other two > ports free for my own software. I am running potato > now, the options entered for the modules in slink > don't work here, on boot up the initial feedback shows > all three lpt ports being grabbed by the lp driver > nomatter what I've tried. Something is different in > 2.2.x I think.
You could reserve the addresses with a kernel parameter. > Any ideas out there? I will be writting my own driver > to talk to the other two ports. One for a home brew > prom burner, the other for an 8052 ICE that was > written up in byte some years ago. Once they're written, you could load them earlier than lp, in which case the addresses will have been used up. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.