PARPORT_NEGOTIATE

Section: Parallel Port Devices (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

parport_negotiate - negotiate an IEEE 1284 mode  

SYNOPSIS

int parport_negotiate(struct parport * port, int mode);
 

ARGUMENTS

port

port to use

mode

mode to negotiate to
 

DESCRIPTION

Use this to negotiate to a particular IEEE 1284 transfer mode. The mode parameter should be one of the constants in parport.h starting IEEE1284_MODE_xxx.

The return value is 0 if the peripheral has accepted the negotiation to the mode specified, -1 if the peripheral is not IEEE 1284 compliant (or not present), or 1 if the peripheral has rejected the negotiation.  

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