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author | sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-03-01 14:50:24 +0000 |
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committer | sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-03-01 14:50:24 +0000 |
commit | b45b9e3cde3c8b803fc2c4fbdb784fc378ced24d (patch) | |
tree | 0b7d3487005ae5a1da0062d675a3bf21249410eb /share/man/man4/lpt.4 | |
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/lpt.4 b/share/man/man4/lpt.4 index 31fe401..8f0bd0f 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/lpt.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/lpt.4 @@ -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 Secondly, inb()/outb() calls have been replaced by ppbus -function calls.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 +Secondly, inb()/outb() calls have been replaced by ppbus +function calls.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 , |