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.TH "PARPORT_NEGOTIATE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
parport_negotiate \- negotiate an IEEE 1284 mode
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int parport_negotiate  (struct parport * \fIport\fB, int \fImode\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIport\fB\fR
port to use
.TP
\fB\fImode\fB\fR
mode to negotiate to
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Use this to negotiate to a particular IEEE 1284 transfer mode.
The \fImode\fR parameter should be one of the constants in
parport.h starting IEEE1284_MODE_xxx\&.
.PP
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.