Parallel port :(

[Zatelepin Alexei]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:51:41 -0800 (PST)
  Bill Schoolcraft <bill at wiliweld.com> wrote:
> At Tue, 16 Nov 2004 it looks like mvzp10 at cln.ru composed:
> 
>> Surprisingly, I couldn't make parallel port working on my shiny new
>> FreeBSD system. Works ok on windows. Chip is
>> Intel(R) 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller as far as I can
>> see from windows :) Any ideas why?
> 
> I've had install kernels wedge when hitting some of the parallel
> ports on some machines.  I've had to disable the port from the
> BIOS just to get past the install.
> 
> 
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Installs just ok. Parallel port simply doesn't work.
By the way, it seems, linux users have just the same problems.