Re: bug in kernel 2.6.21-rc1-git1: conventional floppy drive cannot be mounted without hanging up the whole system

From: Alan
Date: Wed Feb 28 2007 - 07:05:50 EST


> The bidirectional use is/was PL/IP, aka "laplink" connections. Yes, I
> still have a machine I installed that way, and it will run 2.2.19
> forever before I try it again. ;-)

PLIP/Laplink runs bidirectional on ordinary parallel ports. The
bidirectional part of parallel ports in "normal" modes is still used for
things like PnP detection of printer and drivers.
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