Specifications

CHAPTER 8 Configuring Devices
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Adding a Parallel Port from the Console
1. Open the virtual machine settings editor. Choose VM > Settings.
2. Click Add to start the New Hardware Wizard.
3. Select Parallel Port, then click Next.
4. Make the appropriate selection to use a physical parallel port or connect the
virtual parallel port to a file, then click Next.
5. If you selected Use physical parallel port on the host, choose the port from the
Physical parallel port list.
If you selected Output file, enter the path and filename in the Output file field,
or browse to the location of the file.
Under Device status, the default setting is Connect at power on. Clear the
check box if you do not want the parallel port device to be connected when the
virtual machine powers on.
6. Click Finish to install the virtual parallel port, then click OK to save the
configuration and close the virtual machine settings editor.
Adding a Parallel Port from the Management Interface
1. On the Hardware page, click Add Device. The Add Device Wizard starts.
2. Click Parallel Port. The Parallel Port page appears.
3. To connect this virtual machine to the host’s parallel port when the virtual
machine is powered on, check Connect at Power On.
4. Specify whether to connect to the host’s physical parallel port or to an output
file. In the Device list, select System Parallel Port or Output File.
5. Enter the location of the device in the Location field. For example, the host’s
parallel port could be LPT1 or /dev/parport0.
Note: If you are connecting with a Windows console to add a physical parallel
port to a virtual machine on a remote Linux host, be sure to specify a Linux