Parallel port modes...

M

Max Kielland

Hi,

I need to look the parallel port in a specific mode to test my printer
comunication routines. Can I tell XP to ONLY try one of the Bidi, EPP, ECP
modes only?

// Max Kielland
 
J

Jim Macklin

You set those modes in the BIOS


message | Hi,
|
| I need to look the parallel port in a specific mode to
test my printer
| comunication routines. Can I tell XP to ONLY try one of
the Bidi, EPP, ECP
| modes only?
|
| // Max Kielland
|
|
 
M

Max Kielland

Yes if Windows was using the BIOS, we have tried to change in the BIOS
without any result.

It looks like Windows do what it wants, it doesn't matter what the BIOS
says. For example, we only got nibble mode untill we went into the LPT
driver and turned on ECP interrupt. After that we saw some other modes. But
I need to lock windows to only use one of the modes so I can test one mode
at the time in my printer

// Max Kielland.
 
J

Jim Macklin

In that case, open device manager and select the port
properties.


message | Yes if Windows was using the BIOS, we have tried to change
in the BIOS
| without any result.
|
| It looks like Windows do what it wants, it doesn't matter
what the BIOS
| says. For example, we only got nibble mode untill we went
into the LPT
| driver and turned on ECP interrupt. After that we saw some
other modes. But
| I need to lock windows to only use one of the modes so I
can test one mode
| at the time in my printer
|
| // Max Kielland.
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> skrev
i meddelandet
| | > You set those modes in the BIOS
| >
| >
in
| > message | > | Hi,
| > |
| > | I need to look the parallel port in a specific mode to
| > test my printer
| > | comunication routines. Can I tell XP to ONLY try one
of
| > the Bidi, EPP, ECP
| > | modes only?
| > |
| > | // Max Kielland
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 

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