DaemonForums  

Go Back   DaemonForums > FreeBSD > FreeBSD General

FreeBSD General Other questions regarding FreeBSD which do not fit in any of the categories below.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   (View Single Post)  
Old 30th June 2008
deadeyes deadeyes is offline
Port Guard
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 19
Default 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!
Reply With Quote
  #2   (View Single Post)  
Old 30th June 2008
BSDfan666 BSDfan666 is offline
Real Name: N/A, this is the interweb.
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,223
Default

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
Reply With Quote
  #3   (View Single Post)  
Old 2nd July 2008
deadeyes deadeyes is offline
Port Guard
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 19
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by BSDfan666 View Post
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
Thank you for your clear answer!

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!
Reply With Quote
  #4   (View Single Post)  
Old 30th June 2008
davidgurvich davidgurvich is offline
Fdisk Soldier
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: NYC
Posts: 57
Default

Instead of a parallel->usb converter, get a print-server or switch that has a parallel port.
Reply With Quote
  #5   (View Single Post)  
Old 30th June 2008
BSDfan666 BSDfan666 is offline
Real Name: N/A, this is the interweb.
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,223
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by davidgurvich View Post
Instead of a parallel->usb converter, get a print-server or switch that has a parallel port.
It's good to make suggestions, but that's not what the OP asked.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Cable modem + router + FreeBSD Beastie FreeBSD General 2 24th June 2009 07:58 AM
USB extension cable: bad? IdOp General Hardware 3 24th January 2009 08:41 PM
Compile ports in parallel? MetalHead FreeBSD Ports and Packages 9 9th October 2008 11:37 PM
NIC with internal cable; how to remove? TerryP Off-Topic 9 14th July 2008 06:33 AM
Cable modem question whispersGhost FreeBSD General 2 24th May 2008 08:11 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:29 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content copyright © 2007-2010, the authors
Daemon image copyright ©1988, Marshall Kirk McKusick