Connecting a Parallel Device | Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 guide

Connecting Serial and Parallel Port Devices

The Serial/Parallel Port backplate included with the SunPCi III card features a parallel port that you can use to connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to operate with SunPCi III software. FIGURE 10-3shows the connectors on the Serial/Parallel Port backplate. Installing this backplate is optional.

Parallel Port

Serial Port

FIGURE 10-3SunPCi III Serial/Parallel Port Backplate

Refer to the SunPCi III Quick Start Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the backplate.

Connecting a Parallel Device

Once you have installed the backplate, you can attach the parallel cable to the backplate’s parallel port. The SunPCi III card’s parallel port is assigned to LPT1.

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SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide Please Recycle Safety Precautions Safety Agency Compliance Statements CD-ROM Conformité aux normes de sécurité Pile au lithium Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften SELV-Richtlinien Normativas de seguridad Cumplimiento de la normativa Selv Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions Xii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March FCC Class a Notice Regulatory Compliance Statements ICES-003 Class a Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe a Regulatory Compliance Statements Xvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March EMC Declaration of Conformity Safety Contents Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software Using Windows XP Professional Using Windows Server 2003 Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing and Configuring Server Software Using Red Hat Linux Using SunPCi III Software 109 Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Troubleshooting 135 Xxvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Contents Xxviii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March SunPCi III International Support Glossary Index SunPCi III Online Support 195SunPCi III Performance Tips Figures Xxxii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Tables Xxxiv SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Who Should Read This Book Preface How This Book Is Organized Document Conventions Using Unix CommandsSolaris Command Windows SunPCi III Keyboard Shortcuts Typographic ConventionsShell Prompts Related Documentation Contacting Sun Technical Support Xl SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Sun Welcomes Your Comments Accessing Sun Documentation Online Xlii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Supported Microsoft Windows Linux Operating Systems Introducing SunPCi III Hardware and Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 Features From a PC User’s Perspective From a Solaris User’s Perspective Supported Citrix MetaFrame Software Set your Manpath variable as follows How to View Solaris Manual PagesGetting Help for SunPCi III Software Getting Help for Microsoft Windows and Linux Software Removing Microsoft Windows Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Getting Started System Requirements Starting and Stopping the SunPCi III Software How to Start the SunPCi III SoftwareHow to Exit the SunPCi III Software Click the Shut down option Click OK Emulated Drives and SunPCi III SoftwareClick Start and choose Shut Down Creating an Emulated Drive Start the SunPCi III software How to Create a New Emulated Drive 1Create a New Emulated Drive Dialog Box Click Reset Now Attaching Emulated Drives How to Attach an Existing Emulated Drive as a C or D Drive Growing an Existing Emulated Drive How to Grow an Existing Emulated Drive 3Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Dialog Box Power Management Microsoft Windows Service Packs Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Advanced Server Support for Configuration Options Multiple Cards Configuration Process Naming .ini Files When Using Multiple Cards Configuring Multiple Cards With SunPCi III SoftwareDefault .ini Configuration File Click OK to accept the default disk image name How to Create an .ini File Using the -nOptionAt the Solaris prompt, type the following command How to Identify Card Names Using Cards and Emulated Drives How to Start a Specific Card How to Start a Specific .ini File Starting Specific Disk Image Files How to Start a Specific Image and a Specific Card Rebinding Images and Cards Updating the SunPCi III Card Configuration Using the CD-ROM Drive With Multiple Cards Using the Diskette Drive With Multiple CardsMultiple Card Behavior Networking With Multiple Cards SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Networking With SunPCi Networking With SunPCi Hardware and Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Obtain the following information before you begin Setting Up Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and SoftwareHow to Set TCP/IP Properties To configure virtual networking How to Set Up Physical Ethernet NetworkingHow to Set Up Virtual Ethernet Networking How to Use Power Management With Physical Networking SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows XP Professional Installation Notes Installing Windows XP Professional Install the SunPCi III drivers How to Perform a Custom Installation Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Windows XP Professional Windows Explorer, navigate to the following path Double-click upgrade.batInstall the Service Pack Double-click upgrade.bat How to Perform an Automatic Installation Installing Japanese Windows XP Professional How to Perform a Manual Installation \drivers\winxp\setupwxp /td Click the Hardware tab Click Device Manager How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click Next Click the Network adapters options Click NextClick Have Disk Click Browse Click Open From the Start menu, choose My Network Places How to Configure the Network for Windows XP ProfessionalRight-click Local Area Connection or Local Area Connection Click Properties How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet Attach the mouse by pressing Meta-M Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box Click the Settings tab Click VideoClick Apply How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing Windows \ f\drivers\win2k\setupw2k /sr\export\home\win2k\i386 Upgrading Windows NT to Windows \sun\w2kupg\upgrade.bat Double-click upgrade.bat Double-click the fsdon.reg Registry file located at Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click Next Click the Add/Troubleshoot a device radio button Double-click Add/Remove HardwareClick the Add a New Device option Click Next Click the Network adapters options Click Next How to Configure the Network for Windows How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Prepare Windows 2000 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows 2000 for External Video Use How to Configure the MouseKeys Accessibility Option SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows Server Installing Windows Server \ f\drivers\winnet\setupnet /sr\export\home\winnet\i386 Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server \sun\wnetupg\upgrade.bat Before You Begin the Upgrade Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows Server How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Navigate to c\sun\sunnet\winnet\sunndis.inf How to Configure the Network for Windows Server How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Configure Windows Server 2003 for External Video Use How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Your monitor is now active in Windows Server SunPCi III 3.2.1User’s Guide March Using Red Hat Linux How to Install Red Hat Linux Installing Red Hat Linux Using Red Hat Linux Click Yes How to Configure Networking for Linux Click Yes Reboot your system How to Reconfigure Networking For LinuxHow to Prepare Linux to Display External Video How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Color Depth Issues with Linux and the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Installing and Configuring Server Software How to Enable SunFSD Mapping Double-click the fsdoff.reg Registry file located at How to Disable SunFSD Mapping SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Using a CD/DVD Drive With SunPCi III Software Using a Diskette Drive With SunPCi III Software How to Mount a CD-ROM Drive Start SunPCi III software How to Set Up a CD-ROM DriveExit superuser Using the LED Indicator Connecting Peripheral DevicesHow to Eject a CD From a CD-ROM Drive Connecting the USB Device Connecting Audio DevicesConnecting the Ethernet Device Connecting the External Video 1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices Connecting the Firewire Device Connecting USB Devices Connecting a Parallel Device Connecting Serial and Parallel Port Devices How to Configure a Serial Mouse for an External Monitor Connecting a Serial Device Using SunPCi III Software Sunpci Command and Its Options 1lists the SunPCi III command-line options Filename.ini File Menu SunPCi III Menus Options Menu 3Options Menu Commands Log on to your version of Microsoft Windows How to Automatically Update Intel DriversUpdating Intel and Linux Drivers How to Manually Update Intel Drivers How to Manually Update Linux Drivers How to Automatically Update Linux Drivers SunPCi Daemon Boot@Boot Support Virtual Network Computing VNC Configuring Boot@Boot Support for VNC Configuring and Using Boot@Boot Support # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -a VNC CmdLineArgs=-geometry 1152x900 -depth 24 -keytable Germany5 Configuring SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support Preparing SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -e card1 card2 Shutting Down a VNC or SunPCi III Session Listing Boot@Boot SessionsDisabling Boot@Boot Support for VNC or for SunPCi III Cards Shutting Down the SunPCi Daemon Process Using an X Server Other Than Xvnc Making Manual Changes to the Boot@Boot Configuration Install the SUNWspvn3 package on the remote client How to Interact With VNC From a Remote ClientExtended Drives and SunPCi Software Go to the vncviewer by going to the following path Network Drives File System Drives Using the Copy and Paste Commands for the Japanese Locale Save your changes and close the file How to Set Up a Solaris Printer From Microsoft Windows Avoid Using Screen Savers SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Support for Issues Troubleshooting SunPCi III Hardware Issues Table A-1SunPCi III Hardware Error Messages and Solutions Hardware Error Messages Diskette Drive Issue Mouse Issues Exit superuser Restart all SunPCi III software CD-ROM Drive IssuesVideo Display Issues Restart the system External Video Resolutions USB and Firewire Connection Issues Power Management Error Message Installation Error Message SunPCi III Software and Solaris Issues Table A-5Startup Error Messages and Solutions Startup Error Messages Table A-6Emulated Hard Drive Issues and Solutions Emulated Hard Drive Issues Solaris Stale Links Issue Using Multiple Operating SystemsCreating Bootable Partitions Missing Master.ini File After Factory Installation Configuring Virtual Networking Using SunPCi III Software Multiple Cards and Microsoft Windows Issue Click the Mouse icon Xinerama Display IssuesSystem Clock and Daylight Savings Time Issue Colormap Flashing With Ideas Software Unexpected Power Failure Issue Backing Up an Emulated C Drive SunPCi III Software and Microsoft Windows IssuesLocate the disk image of your C drive Make a copy of the file Application Installation to Solaris File System Issues FAT16 File System Limitation Issue Displaying Shortname Tails Japanese Copy and Paste IssueOpening in Safe Mode Only Starts in External Monitor Computer Management window opens Keyboard Sometimes Disappears When Leaving Stand By Mode Red Hat Linux Issues Cannot Copy Graphics Between Solaris and Linux Use NFS to Access Solaris FilesPhysical Networking is Only Supported Network Option Disk Image Installation Must Complete Disk Device Naming Inconsistent During InstallationFirewall Prevents NIS From Working Partitions per Disk Allowed Avoid Scanning Partitions for Bad Blocks Display Issue when Viewing Emacs USB Keyboards and Mice Only Work With External Monitor Cannot Eject CD From Solaris When Mounted Through Linux Audio Might Not Work For Dhcp Update the ifcfg-eth0file as needed Save the ifcfg-eth0fileFind the ifcfg-eth0file at the following location Using VNC With Linux Might Not Work Linux Does Not Open If Installation Is Interrupted Solaris and Linux Gnome Desktop Incompatibility Custom Display Mode Issue Double Mouse Pointer Issue Right-click your Windows desktop Choose Properties File System Drive IssuesClick OK in the Display Properties dialog box Right-click the My Computer icon Choose Properties Restart the SunPCi session Microsoft DirectDraw Performance Issue Upgrading results in a blue screen with the error message Cannot Unmap SunFSD Drives No Mouse Input After Booting Into Safe ModeIncorrect Path Name After Adding D Drive Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Audio CD Issue RealPlayer 6.0 Attempts Installation of New CD-ROM Drivers Click OK to close the Options window Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Virtual CD-ROM IssueSetting the Time Limit for Stand By Mode From the File menu in SunPCi, choose Exit Extended Drive SunFSD Issues Windows Networking and SunFSD IssuesInstalling Applications on SunFSD Cannot Connect to Other Systems Network Startup Is Slow After ConfigurationFSD Mapping Is Now Case Sensitive Installing Applications From a SunFSD Source Directory Missing Network Icon on Windows Desktop Issue Installing Applications Into a SunFSD Target Directory Save the file and exit the text editor Reboot your system Software Appears to Hang When Browsing Network Drives Unable to Mount Certain NFS Mount Points as a Network Drive Unable to Mount Network Drive With Windows Explorer Issue Microsoft Windows Application Issues Table A-8Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Set rlimfdmax=XXXX Installation and SunFSD on Windows XP Professional SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Retrospect Software and SunFSD McAfee Virus Scan 7.0 Requires Full Pathname International Support SunPCi III International Support Kbtype Environment Variable Values Using the Keyboard Environment Variables Kbcp Environment Variable Values How to Configure the Keyboard for Microsoft Windows How to Set an Environment VariableHow to Turn Off an Environment Variable International Keyboard Using an International Keyboard Under Code Page Table Using Code Pages and SunPCi III SoftwareDOS Character Set Table B-3National Language Support National Language Support Codes $LANG Variable $LANG Variable Settings Chinese China SunPCi III Product Web SunPCi III Online Support SunPCi III Documentation Increasing System Memory Fine-Tuning the SunPCi ConfigurationSunPCi III Performance Tips Improving Video Performance Specifying Emulated Drives Running Game Software on SunPCi III Platform How to Increase Video MemoryExit the Setup window Video Display Routing Using a Palm Pilot With SunPCi III Software Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index DOS Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Voldfloppydisable script SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March