[GLLUG] Additional Serial & Parallel Ports

[Richard Houser]

This is a non-issue for modern Linux on any modern bus (pci, pci-e, usb,
etc.).  The kernel will see the device and assign a node for it via udev,
etc.  The lpt1 thing  was a dos/windows issue, and the irq conflicts an isa
era thing (I assume that board has no isa slots?).
On Oct 1, 2012 10:25 AM, "Marr" <wm33 at att.net> wrote:
>
> Coincidentally, right after sending my previous message, I saw this, on a
> completely unrelated mailing list that I follow:
>
> "The parallel port was a great tool, but these days it is more effort
> than it is worth.  Third-party parallel port boards exist, but they are
> often problematic.  One issue is that they often use non-standard port
> addresses or IRQs, or at least addresses other than the LPT1 addresses.
> Or sometimes they do use the LPT1 addresses, but the motherboard has
> claimed these for itself (even though it does not implement a parallel
> port physically).  And a lot of parallel port software is fixed for LPT1
> only."
>
> FWIW....
>
> Regards,
> Bill
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