Re: [SLUG] SuSE 9 and apt

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Oct 25 2003 - 14:33:00 EDT


On Sat, 25 Oct 2003, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:

> Hmmm. I see the following in /etc/modules.conf :
>
> # For parallel port devices, uncomment the following two lines and
> # change "frpw" to the protocol type you use
> ########################################################################
>
> # post-install paride insmod frpw
> # pre-remove paride rmmod frpw

frpw.c says:

+ frpw.c is a low-level protocol driver for the Freecom "Power"
+ parallel port IDE adapter.

Do you have one of those? I'm not even sure what that is. Sounds like a
gadget to hang a CDROM off a parallel connection, like a Backpack CDROM.

Maybe http://www.torque.net/parport/ is helpful.

-- 
-eben    ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm    home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar

Drive nail here > < for new monitor.

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