[Voyage-linux] Parallel port programming

[Rainer Stratmann]

$ lsmod | grep lp

gives no result on my voyage computer with a paralellport device.

I also tried to load the module somehow (modprobe parport or similar) with no 
effect.


 On Saturday 13 April 2013 18:32:42 you wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> every device in Linux is a file, I think thats also the case in Voyage.
> 
> So you might have to load the needed kernel modules, and get a device in
> /dev
> 
> This is from my Debian Desktop:
> 
> $ lsmod | grep lp
> lp                      7462  0
> parport                27954  2 lp,parport_pc
> $ ll /dev/lp0
> crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Apr 13 18:22 /dev/lp0
> $
> 
> Then you may have to deal with the device like any other file, open it,
> may be set it to the mode you need, write and/or read it, close it at last.
> 
> HtH
> 
> On 04/13/2013 02:55 PM, Rainer Stratmann wrote:
> > Are there some information about programming the parallel port in voyage?
> > 
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