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I'm trying to out put data on the printer port in Linux and I keep getting "you do not have permission to access this port, you must be in root"
Now I've logged on as root and it works fine. I tried to set the permission via chomd 666 /dev/lp0 . This worked fine for the serial ports.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Rob
And you say people actually pay money for M$ Windows?
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It sounds like the parport code is checking the UID of the process and not the access mask inode for access rights. So, no matter what the access mask is for the device inode entry, unless you are UID 0, you are not getting access to that device. This is just a guess based on how you describe the error.
Found out what I'm doing wrong, and I thought I'd let you all know, so you don't make the same mistake.
I'm using the OUTB function, which bypasses the Kernel. And you can bypass the Kernel unless your in root.
So setting the permissions makes no difference. Simple
Rob
And you say people actually pay money for M$ Windows?
www.mp3mini.co.uk (Does what it says on the URL) www.openclassic.co.uk (The new car, with zero rust!) www.rob-web.co.uk (My other site)
Total re-design underway: on the whole progress is very slow as the car is taking up too much time :)
Which leads to my next question, how do you write to the parallel port without bypassing the Kernel
Rob
And you say people actually pay money for M$ Windows?
www.mp3mini.co.uk (Does what it says on the URL) www.openclassic.co.uk (The new car, with zero rust!) www.rob-web.co.uk (My other site)
Total re-design underway: on the whole progress is very slow as the car is taking up too much time :)
You don't,
you have to pass stuff to the kernel first.
Atleast thats how I understand it.
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Kicker 800watt 4 channel amp
In a 96 Grand Prix SE.
It can be done thru the Kernel, using the lp port drivers, but no one ever uses the drivers as they can't work out how!
I've mastered the art of writting to the serial ports thru the kernel, by using the drivers for /dev/ttys0 etc.
But I can get /dev/lp0 to do anything.
Rob
And you say people actually pay money for M$ Windows?
www.mp3mini.co.uk (Does what it says on the URL) www.openclassic.co.uk (The new car, with zero rust!) www.rob-web.co.uk (My other site)
Total re-design underway: on the whole progress is very slow as the car is taking up too much time :)
dont you just open /dev/lptx , where x is which par port your working on , as a *FILE , then just read/write to that?
stupid quote # 1 : "i dont do drugs , i only ever smoke pot when i'm coming down" , Me , 6 september , 2001.
THat sounds just insane enough to work!!!
No, I'm kidding. But Linux does do some wierd crap, like when I read from my tv card, xawtv reads the file /dev/video1
Clarion 200watt head unit w/ Aux in.
Kicker 800watt 4 channel amp
In a 96 Grand Prix SE.
I know who would know
on irc, use us.slashet.org
and goto #lcdproc
They created a Linux LPT LCD program.
They would know how to write to a Parrallel port.
Clarion 200watt head unit w/ Aux in.
Kicker 800watt 4 channel amp
In a 96 Grand Prix SE.
Two points, when I saidI ment to sayAnd you can bypass the Kernel unless your in root.
And you [/B]can't[B] bypass the Kernel unless your in root.
That might make some more sense.
Second,
Samael
That's what I'm trying to to do, you wouldn't know where I could find an example piece of code, to out put say 255.
Cheers
Rob
And you say people actually pay money for M$ Windows?
www.mp3mini.co.uk (Does what it says on the URL) www.openclassic.co.uk (The new car, with zero rust!) www.rob-web.co.uk (My other site)
Total re-design underway: on the whole progress is very slow as the car is taking up too much time :)
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