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Parallel to USB cable on FreeBSD? + virtualisation?
Hi all,
I noticed that I don't have a parallel port on my new computer, but I still use a HP 5P Laser Jet on the parallel port. So I thought I could buy a converter for this. However, I wonder if this will work under FreeBSD. Also, if I connect my printer to the host, will I be able to use it in a virtual machine? Something I maybe want to do with my FreeBSD as guest os. Greetings and thanks in advance! |
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I think USB-to-parallel is standardized, all of the BSD's have a ulpt(4) driver.
QEMU has the -parallel option, so the command on FreeBSD might be: % qemu (options) -parallel /dev/{ulpt0 or unlpt0} I'm not sure which one you must use, but you'll need to make sure you have the correct permissions to access that device node. I hope this helps |
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Instead of a parallel->usb converter, get a print-server or switch that has a parallel port.
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It's good to make suggestions, but that's not what the OP asked.
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Any idea if this is possible with Xen as hypervisor and fully virtualized FreeBSD? davidgurvich: it's a nice proposal, but BSDfan666 just told exactly what I thought Thanks for the effort though! |
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