Jeff Epler wrote: > > If you want to share a single parallel port between a CNC machine and a > printer (a practice I don't recommend), then you can issue the command > sudo modprobe -i parport_pc; sudo modprobe lp > to make printing work, and > sudo rmmod lp parport_pc > to let emc use the port again. After each reboot, the port will be in > "emc mode"; you can make it default to "printer mode" by removing the > file /etc/modprobe.d/emc2 One could put the first sudo command at the end of the emc run script, and the second one right at the beginning of the emc script. Then the parallel port would always be in the right state for EMC or printing. You'd still have to swap cables all the time, though.
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