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2.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou
3.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Geoffrey M. Rehmet
4.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Nicolas Souchu
5.\" All rights reserved.
6.\"
7.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
8.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions

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20.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
21.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
22.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
23.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
24.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
25.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
26.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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1.\"
2.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou
3.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Geoffrey M. Rehmet
4.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Nicolas Souchu
5.\" All rights reserved.
6.\"
7.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
8.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions

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20.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
21.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
22.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
23.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
24.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
25.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
26.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
27.\"
28.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/lpt.4 84877 2001-10-13 09:08:37Z yokota $
28.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/lpt.4 117011 2003-06-28 23:53:39Z ru $
29.\"
30.Dd February 14, 1999
31.Dt LPT 4
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm lpt
35.Nd generic printer device driver
36.Sh SYNOPSIS

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53.Xr ppbus 4
54for more info about the ppbus system.
55.Pp
56The parallel port bus is allocated by lpt when the printer device is opened
57and released only when the transfer is completed: either when the device
58is closed or when the entire buffer is sent in interrupt driven mode.
59.Pp
60The driver can be configured to be either interrupt-driven, or
29.\"
30.Dd February 14, 1999
31.Dt LPT 4
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm lpt
35.Nd generic printer device driver
36.Sh SYNOPSIS

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53.Xr ppbus 4
54for more info about the ppbus system.
55.Pp
56The parallel port bus is allocated by lpt when the printer device is opened
57and released only when the transfer is completed: either when the device
58is closed or when the entire buffer is sent in interrupt driven mode.
59.Pp
60The driver can be configured to be either interrupt-driven, or
61to poll the printer. Ports that are configured to be
61to poll the printer.
62Ports that are configured to be
62interrupt-driven can be switched to polled mode by using the
63.Xr lptcontrol 8
64command.
65.Pp
66Depending on your hardware, extended capabilities may be configured with the
67.Xr lptcontrol 8
68command.
69With an ECP/ISA port, you can take advantage

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63interrupt-driven can be switched to polled mode by using the
64.Xr lptcontrol 8
65command.
66.Pp
67Depending on your hardware, extended capabilities may be configured with the
68.Xr lptcontrol 8
69command.
70With an ECP/ISA port, you can take advantage

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