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> Jason Kooner wrote:
> >
> > When I type:  insmod parport_pc
> > I get:        parport_pc: Device or resource busy
>
> What hardware are you running?

486 100Mhz cpu (Intel)
48Mb ram
AL3 Green Motherboard

> Does it have a functioning parallel port?

Yes. I used to have win98 on this computer and I remember I could print to
the printer.

> Are you running BL3 inside QEMU (or similar)?

I'm running BL3 from two floppies. I don't use the hard drive at all. In the
bios I set the boot option to floppy.

I will check the bios setting again too see if there is anything related to
the parallel port.