SUMMARY: how to access parallel port?

From: Systems Administrator (sysadmin@astrosun.tn.cornell.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 11 1996 - 08:30:50 CST

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Hello and thanks for the prompt responses!

I thought the question was quite simple. I just never had to do it
before. Thanks!

My question was:

.I have a sparc5 with a parallel port (//).
>What special file do I use to access this port (ie. /dev/ttya is serial
>A). And do I just substitute the answer to the above with the
>lp=/dev/ttya in the printcap?

The answer:

/dev/bpp(x)

where bpp stands for bidirectional parallel port and (x) is the instance
of the port (ie. /dev/bpp0).

Thanks to:
blymn@awadi.com.au (Brett Lymn)
Janet Dickson <janet@bioss.sari.ac.uk>
u2is9gef@gregsun.crrel.usace.army.mil (GREGOR E FELLERS)
mrl5600@sudcv91.ed.ray.com (Mark R. Lemoine
john@sr01176.starinc.com (John Malick)
js@cctechnol.com (Johnie Stafford)
Kevin.Sheehan@uniq.com.au (Kevin Sheehan)
and any others who may respond before they read this!

Thanks again!
Vic

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