linux-kernel - Re: bug in kernel 2.6.21-rc1-git1: conventional floppy drive cannot be mounted without hanging up the whole system

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Date:	Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:04:30 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...il.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@....hp.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: bug in kernel 2.6.21-rc1-git1: conventional floppy drive cannot
   be mounted without hanging up the whole system

> The bidirectional use is/was PL/IP, aka "laplink" connections. Yes, I 
> still have a machine I installed that way, and it will run 2.2.19 
> forever before I try it again. ;-)

PLIP/Laplink runs bidirectional on ordinary parallel ports. The
bidirectional part of parallel ports in "normal" modes is still used for
things like PnP detection of printer and drivers.
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