Re: how to communicate with LPT? is this posible?

[John Coppens <john jcoppens com>]

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:20:47 +0100
ALLs soft <info alls org> wrote:

> i meen LPT and not LTP.
> how to read a word from parallel port.
> more on http://www.1osb.ims.hr/skola/lpt/LPT-input.html, but not
> english. i now work this with DLportIO but it work only on windows.
> i need read what is on 889 adress (if in bios).
>
> somebody can help?

There is a howto on the subject:

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/IO-Port-Programming.html

It explains to access the ports directly, or via the /dev/port device.

Direct port access to normally limited to root, so mostly you will have
to apply tricks to gain access. The HowTo explains that.

John

> thanks
>
>
> Liam R. E. Quin wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 13:31 -0400, Antonio Gomes wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > LTP = Linux Test Project ?!
> > >    
> >
> > I'm guessing ALLs soft meant the printer, since
> > LPT was the name for a Line Printer on some 1960s
> > DEC operating systems.
> >
> > If so, the answer depends... to send something to the
> > printer, you can pipe output to lpr or lp; for a better
> > interface, see maybe libgnomeprint?
> >
> > Liam
> >
> >
> >  
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