Parallel Port support

[ThinkPad]

Hello, does anyone know which, if any, distributions support full bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel port compatibility? I have some equipment which requires a parallel port, I have a Dell Latitude E7270 and a docking station which has a parallel port, it's probably as modern as you can go with a parallel port.

Thanks.

 

[Brickwizard]

this doc should tell you all you need to know about support in the kernal.,[my last ide parallel port peripheral was 20 yrs ago]

Linux and parallel port IDE devices — The Linux Kernel documentation

 

[ThinkPad]

Thanks, that document mentions setting the port for EPP, that's one way traffic, where I need bidirectional, ECP, so this probably won't work.

 

[dos2unix]

Several Linux distributions support full bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel port compatibility. Most modern Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, include support for IEEE1284 parallel ports through the parport and parport_pc kernel modules. These modules provide the necessary drivers and support for bidirectional communication.

To ensure your system supports IEEE1284, you can check if these modules are loaded by running the following commands in the terminal:

 lsmod | grep parport

If the modules are not loaded, you can load them manually with:

sudo modprobe parport
sudo modprobe parport_pc

I don't know about all the distro's but for Fedora/Redhat clones you'll need to install this package.

libieee1284.x86_64: A library for interfacing IEEE 1284-compatible devices

 

[Raluxs]

Hi
Where I used to work, when requiered, we used USB cable adapters for paralel and RS-232. Usually this worked fine. Then again, it was some years (decades?) ago

 

[ThinkPad]

Hi
Where I used to work, when requiered, we used USB cable adapters for paralel and RS-232. Usually this worked fine. Then again, it was some years (decades?) ago

Yes, but that's not a parallel port.

 

[ThinkPad]

Several Linux distributions support full bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel port compatibility. Most modern Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, include support for IEEE1284 parallel ports through the parport and parport_pc kernel modules. These modules provide the necessary drivers and support for bidirectional communication.

To ensure your system supports IEEE1284, you can check if these modules are loaded by running the following commands in the terminal:

 lsmod | grep parport

If the modules are not loaded, you can load them manually with:

sudo modprobe parport
sudo modprobe parport_pc

I don't know about all the distro's but for Fedora/Redhat clones you'll need to install this package.

libieee1284.x86_64: A library for interfacing IEEE 1284-compatible devices

Thanks, will take a look and see.