Subject: Re: two questions
To: Oliver Paulzen <opp@MuFFiN.Org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/14/1999 14:40:44
On 13 Sep 1999, Oliver Paulzen wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've got a related (similar?) problem. I'm trying to get the parallel
> port of my classic (running 1.4.1) to work. I compiled a kernel using
> 'bpp* at sbus0 slot ? offset ?' in the config file. This gets me a
> 'bpp0 at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0xc800000 level 2 (ipl 3): rev 2' while
> booting. But which device (major/minor number) do I have to use? Or
> are there any other things to do? Any documentation about this
> (besides the kernel source ;)).

Well, the kernel source is definitive. :-)

From /sys/arch/sparc/sparc/config.c, bpp is device 107. I'm not sure about
minor #'s.

Take care,

Bill