patch-2.1.36 linux/Documentation/parport.txt

• Lines: 18
• Date: Thu Apr 17 14:48:53 1997
• Orig file: v2.1.35/linux/Documentation/parport.txt
• Orig date: Sun Apr 13 10:18:20 1997

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.35/linux/Documentation/parport.txt linux/Documentation/parport.txt
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@
 Also:
 
  * If you selected the device autoprobe at compile time, you can say
-`lp=auto' on the kernel command line, and lp will create devices only
-for those ports that seem to have printers attached.
+   `lp=auto' on the kernel command line, and lp will create devices
+   only for those ports that seem to have printers attached.
 
  * If you give PLIP the `timid' parameter, either with `plip=timid' on
-the command line, or with `insmod plip timid=1' when using modules, it
-will avoid any ports that seem to be in use by other devices.
+   the command line, or with `insmod plip timid=1' when using modules,
+   it will avoid any ports that seem to be in use by other devices.
+
+ * If your BIOS allows you to engage "ECP mode", you may find that
+   your port's IRQ can be autoprobed, without having to specify any 
+   parameters.