> can access the CDROM or the printer, but not simultaneously. If
> I access the CDROM while printing, for example, the printer
> immediately stops.
Doesn't it continue afterwards? That indicates something wrong in the
backpack driver, I think. This kind of problem can be diagnosed a little
easier if you have a play with the different BIOS settings for the
parallel port mode.
> I'm just relating this as anecdotal evidence that the
> pass-through code is not entirely broken.
I use the Zip pass-through port all the time to print.
> I'm about to re-subscribe to the parport mailing list, but how
> many mailing lists can one subscribe to before losing total
> control of incoming e-mail?
The linux-parport mailing list is archived, if that helps. Check out
<URL:http://www.torque.net/parport>.
Tim.
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