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Driver for parallel ports 

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The device driver lp drives the parallel ports. It has major number 3.

This driver follows the IBM PC standard in that it can only send data out the port -- it cannot receive data from the port.

The following script lets you install or de-install the parallel-port driver: To install or de-install a parallel printer, log in as the superuser root; then execute the following script: 

     cd /etc/conf
     lp/mkdev
     /conf/mlpconfig
     bin/idmkcoh -o /_k_e_r_n_e_l___n_a_m_e

kernel_name should name the new kernel to build. Then reboot to invoke the newly built kernel_name.

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