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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I'm sure there's an easy answer to this
question. How do I locate/activate my parallel port? I'm running FC3
on an Intel 845-based motherboard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><EM>$ dmesg | grep par</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>turns up nothing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><EM>$ cat /proc/ioports</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>turns up nothing looking like a parallel port,
either. The 378 neighborhood seems vacant.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Is there a set of packages that I need to
install?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>