[Voyage-linux] Parallel port programming

[John Coltrane]

On 04/13/2013 07:53 PM, Rainer Stratmann wrote:
> $ 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.
>   
ok :-(. Mh, I mean sh*t.

What is 'dmesg | grep lp' showing ?

And please describe your setup (hardware, software).

>
>  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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