From: Kirill Kuprijanov <elephantenlein@gmail.com>
To: grub-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: LPT
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:18:40 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ig77c0$ae1$1@dough.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4D07D225.1040504@gmail.com>
On 14.12.2010 23:23, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> On 12/14/2010 08:54 PM, Kirill Kuprijanov wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a motherboard with LCD indicator attached to it's LPT port. I
>> would like to make grub show some early splash screen on it. All the
>> things regarding protocol and pin assignments are ok, as I already
>> have a programm to show stuff on LCD from OS (Debian). So the question
>> is "how to make a grub module that is capable of setting levels on LPT
>> pins?" and a second one is "how to make use of it during bootup
>> procedure?
>>
> Currently GRUB has no LPT driver whatsoever. You would need to write
> one. I suggest having look in our tree at ns8250.c (serial driver),
> hello.c (module usage). As for how to write LPT driver, old DOS
> documentation is usually of assistance (nothing changed there).
Does that mean LPT driver is actually a grub module (just to prove me right)? Then what about some
code to show the splash itself? Should it be a second separate module or should I place it in some
other place?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Kirill
>>
>>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-07 14:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-14 19:54 LPT Kirill Kuprijanov
2010-12-14 20:23 ` LPT Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2011-01-07 14:18 ` Kirill Kuprijanov [this message]
2011-01-07 14:34 ` LPT Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2010-12-14 23:06 ` LPT Jordan
2010-12-14 23:22 ` LPT Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2011-02-10 18:57 ` LPT Kirill Kuprijanov
2011-02-10 21:47 ` LPT Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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