https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235059 User bwalle@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235059#c48 --- Comment #48 from Bernhard Walle <bwalle@novell.com> 2008-10-21 02:41:36 MDT --- To clarify that a bit in general: /dev/lp is used for printing. /dev/parport is used for raw access to the parallel port. Some low-level hardware programming needs that, e.g. devices to program microcontrollers, devices to access LCD displays (HD 4480), logic analysers like (http://tfla-01.berlios.de) or even some old scanners. libieee1284 can be used to access /dev/parport, and in most cases it is. A normal user (in terms of John Doe, not in terms of a Unix account) does not need /dev/parport. Except scanners, but since only few parallel port scanners ever worked with Linux and they might be more than 5 years (at least) old now, that are very few. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.