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Re: [MiNT] lp driver patch for the Firebee to extend the parallel port strobe duration
On 04/10/15 11:42, Jo Even Skarstein wrote:
> On sø., 2015-10-04 at 11:15 +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote:
>
>> But by fixing the MiNT lp driver, what about applications running under
>> FireTOS without MiNT and access the parallel port - won't they all need
>> patching ?
> Only TOS would need patching, unless the application has it's own
> printer port driver. But very few has.
>
> I agree with Markus. This is a software issue, not a hardware issue.
> We've seen the same problem on accelerated Falcons before, where
> optimized printer port drivers actually was too fast for the printer.
>
No problem. I'll commit it later today.
Alan.