Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com> writes:
> On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 11:54:01AM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>> 
>> Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de> writes:
>> > jonathan@dsg.stanford.edu said:
>> >> Alternatively, and I beleieve supported on FreeBSD, is to hook up the
>> >> PPS signal to a parallel-port lead
>> >
>> > This should work in NetBSD (>=2) too, through the "pps at ppbus"
>> > device.
>> 
>> Why isn't the "ppbus" stuff in GENERIC?
>
> It doesn't work reliably with some very old printers that our old lpt
> driver handles fine.

It could be put in with a # in front of it so people know it is there,
though...

Perry