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authorsheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>2000-03-01 14:50:24 +0000
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@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ driver is the port of the original lpt driver to the
system.
.Pp
One purpose of this port was to allow parallel port sharing with other
-parallel devices. Secondly, inb()/outb() calls have been replaced by ppbus
-function calls. lpt is now arch-independent thanks to the ppbus interface. See
+parallel devices.
+Secondly, inb()/outb() calls have been replaced by ppbus
+function calls.
+lpt is now arch-independent thanks to the ppbus interface.
+See
.Xr ppbus 4
for more info about the ppbus system.
.Pp
@@ -76,12 +79,14 @@ command.
.Pp
Depending on your hardware, extended capabilities may be configured with the
.Xr lptcontrol 8
-command. With an ECP/ISA port, you can take advantage
+command.
+With an ECP/ISA port, you can take advantage
of FIFO and DMA.
.Pp
In order to retrieve printer info from /dev/lpt0, just apply the
.Nm cat
-command to the device. If the printer supports IEEE1284 nibble mode and has
+command to the device.
+If the printer supports IEEE1284 nibble mode and has
data to send to the host, you'll get it.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ppbus 4 ,
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