Subject: Re: bpp and lpvi To: None <> From: der Mouse
<mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> List: port-sparc Date: 01/16/2000
14:05:23 I wrote stuff about a SPARCprinter and a
SUNW,bpp/SUNW,lpvi card, asking about drivers and such.  Michael
Wolfson <> replied explaining which connector is which and such,
saying in particular  > If you search for lpvi on the web, you
can also come across the > pinouts for the lpvi port.  >
SparcLinux has a lpvi driver.  I haven't been able to find
either; perhaps I'm just no good and ferreting stuff out on the
Web.  Do you (does anyone, for that matter) have a more detailed
pointer to either of these?  >> but I have no idea how to test
it; there is no bpp manpage  > Yeah, it's pretty annoying --
users keep posting 'how do I use bpp', > and programmers respond
'it's untested, but just add it to your > kernel'.  I don't
think anyone's even figured out what the proper > major and
minor device numbers are for it.  Well, that much at least I can
manage.  sys/arch/sparc/sparc/conf.c makes