Sounds promising Uwe.
Where would I find the ppdev device? I'm running Mandrake 7.1 but I can't
see a /dev/ppdev device.
Any further hints for where to look next would be appreciated.
David
>From: Uwe Bonnes <bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de>
>To: "David Lyon" <djlyon@hotmail.com>
>CC: linux-parport@torque.net
>Subject: Re: [PARPORT] Can parport be accessed without a device driver ?
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:58:07 +0200
>
> >>>>> "David" == David Lyon <djlyon@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> David> It's a simple question I know, but I'd rather not write a
>device
> David> driver preferring to have a user level (kde) program do what I
> David> need.
>
> David> Is it essential for me to write a device driver ? All I need to
> David> do is read data from the parallel port.
>
>Look at the ppdev device
>
> David> ...
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