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- From: wizard@teal.csn.org (Michael Willett)
- Subject: Re: Coherent 4.0.1 /dev/lp*: name incompatible with MS-DOS
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- References: <KENJI.92Dec22133831@daemun.rcac.astem.or.jp>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 20:13:49 GMT
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- kenji@rcac.astem.or.jp (Kenji Rikitake) writes:
- : I tried to hook up Canon BJ-10v printer (Japanese version of
- : BJ-10-something sold in USA) on my Coherent using DOS LPT1: device
- : (port 0x378) But /dev/[r]lpt1 did not work - yes, as SHOWN IN THE
- : LEXICON, /dev/lpt1 WAS FOR PORT 0X3BC! This really irritated and
- : confused me - the correct answer was to hook it up on /dev/lpt2.
- :
- : On my Gateway2000 486DX/33, printer ports are assigned as follows:
- : LPT1: -> 0x378
- : LPT2: -> 0x3bc
- : LPT3: -> 0x278
-
- The anser is in the FAQ. (Who takes care of it anyway?) :)
- Coherent lpt ports and MS-WHAT ports are different. In the
- installation of 4.X it notes this, and says something like
- "We strongly recommend that you test the printer, since the
- printer device may be something different than lpt1" I don't
- know what is typical, but, I too have lpt2 as my printer
- in Coherent, and lpt1 is DOS.
-
- --Mike
-
- :
- : Note that above values may be different on other systems. Caveat
- : Utilitor.
-
- Dito :)
-
- --Mike
- --
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