Subject: Re: parallel port on LX?
To: Jon Buller <jonb@paclink.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-sparc
Date: 12/11/1999 17:21:52
On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:02:59 -0800 
 Jon Buller <jonb@paclink.com> wrote:

 > I have a pc532 with 8 serial ports, but I can convert 2 of them
 > into parallel ports.  I'd like a bit more speed between the two
 > machines, and thought this might be a simple solution...

There is a bpp driver, but it's not well-tested, I think.

Note that the parallel port on the SPARC doesn't have the same software
interface.  It's a DMA device, and I'm not sure we have the same
bit-bang capability as on PC-like ports.

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>