[Voyage-linux] Parallel port programming

[Rainer Stratmann]

 On Saturday 13 April 2013 20:21:59 you wrote:
> 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 ?

some kind of
eth0: link up, 100Mbps , full-duplex, lpa 0x4DE1

> And please describe your setup (hardware, software).

Alix 1d board
Voyage 0.8

Same thing with Intel board DN2800MT

> >  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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