On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Ray <rcarl...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > am having trouble with a new install of freedos printing to a parallel > printer - previously it work ok but after a new computer was installed > we have no access to printer - the mainboard is a gigabyte am3 with no > onboard lpt port - a 3rd party lpt card was installed prior to > installing freedos - > > the database was transfered in toto from the old computer as we had > done previously with no effect on printing capability [previous > computer has onboard lpt port > > is it that the addin 3rd party lpt card is not usable by freedos
It should work. Do you have any basic DOS diagnostics like MSD or Quarterdeck's MFT? It might be worth checking that the add-in card is on LPT1: - it is possible it's on LPT2: or LPT3: instead. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
