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From: John Coppens <john@jcoppens.com>
To: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Hardware (parallel) port problem?
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:30:44 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060130103044.db923fea.john@jcoppens.com> (raw)

H all

At a friend's, I installed DOSEMU to run an old DOS
accounting program they use once is a while. For
several months all was well (it seemed), but suddenly I
got calls about not being able to print.

There is an extra complication - the program needs a
dongle, so I had to enable access to the PP to get the
program started at all.

* LPR Logs show "device busy ur unavailable" or some
such message...

* Printing starts only after closing the DOSEMU program,

Both diagnostics seem to indicate that the DOSEMU
doesn't release its hold on the LP port (maybe after
accessing the dongle?).

Months ago, I installed kernel 2.6.14, and I just now
read that there could be confusion on the naming of the
parallel ports? It's weird that is worked till now, but
could that be the problem?

I'm going to check that now - But I'd appreciate
suggestions - the machine is at 35 km from here, no
easy experimenting here!

Thanks in advance...
John

Note: Please forgive me posting this on the support forum for DOSEMU
too...

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