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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index e1392c277..02f1310e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if: HW Appropriate hardware is enabled. ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. - LPT Printer support is enabled. + LP Printer support is enabled. MCA MCA bus support is enabled. MDA The MDA console is enabled. MOUSE Appropriate mouse support is enabled. @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if: PCI PCI bus support is enabled. PCMCIA The PCMCIA subsystem is enabled. PNP Plug & Play support is enabled. + PPT Parallel port support is enabled. PS2 Appropriate PS/2 support is enabled. RAM RAMdisc support is enabled. SCSI Appropriate SCSI support is enabled. @@ -187,7 +188,21 @@ running once the system is up. load_ramdisk= [RAM] - lp= [LPT] Parallel Printer. + lp=0 [LP] Specify parallel ports to use, e.g, +or lp=port[,port...] lp=none,parport0 (lp0 not configured, lp1 uses +or lp=reset first parallel port). 'lp=0' disables the printer +or lp=auto driver. 'lp=reset' (which can be specified in + addition to the ports) causes attached + printers to be reset. Using + lp=port1,port2,... specifies the parallel + ports to associate lp devices with, starting + with lp0. A port specification may be 'none' + to skip that lp device, or a parport name such + as 'parport0'. Specifying 'lp=auto' instead + of a port specification list means that device + IDs from each port should be examined, to see + if an IEEE 1284-compliant printer is attached; + if so, the driver will manage that printer. ltpc= [HW] @@ -244,7 +259,19 @@ running once the system is up. panic= - parport= [HW,LP] + parport=0 [HW,PPT] Specify parallel ports. 0 +or parport=auto disables. Use 'auto' to force the driver +or parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected + (the default is to ignore detected + IRQ/DMA settings because of possible + conflicts). You can specify the base + address, IRQ, and DMA settings; IRQ + and DMA should be numbers or 'auto' + (for using detected settings on that + particular port). Parallel ports are + assigned in the order they are + specified on the command line, + starting with parport0. pas16= [HW,SCSI] @@ -262,7 +289,7 @@ running once the system is up. pirq= [SMP,APIC] - plip= [LP,NET] Parallel port network link. + plip= [PPT,NET] Parallel port network link. profile= |