Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

Name

parport — Specify the parallel port parameters.

Synopsis

parport=[setting[,setting...]

Specify specific settings for parallel port drivers. Parallel ports are assigned in the order they are specified on the command line, starting with parport0.

auto forces the driver to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected (the default is to ignore detected IRQ/DMA settings because of possible conflicts). You can also specify the base address, IRQ, and DMA settings in the format 0x nnnn[,irq[,dma]]. irq and DMA can be numbers, auto to use detected settings on that particular port, or nofifo to avoid using a FIFO even if it is detected.