Add hack to force the detection of a parallel cable by Stefan Ziegenbalg.

[usb-driver] / README

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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ should work on every kernel version which is supported by libusb and supports
 ppdev. It was written against impact from ISE Webpack 9.1SP1 and tested with
 the following software:
 
 ppdev. It was written against impact from ISE Webpack 9.1SP1 and tested with
 the following software:
 

+ * ISE Webpack 9.1SP3

  * ISE Webpack 9.1SP2
  * ISE Webpack 9.1SP1
  * ISE Webpack 8.2SP3
  * ISE Webpack 9.1SP2
  * ISE Webpack 9.1SP1
  * ISE Webpack 8.2SP3


@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@ ppdev
 To use the device as an ordinary user, put the user in the group 'lp'
 
 
 To use the device as an ordinary user, put the user in the group 'lp'
 
 

+If you have an almost compatible cable which works with other software but not
+with Impact, try preloading libusb-driver-trenz.so instead of libusb-driver.so.
+It includes a hack by Stefan Ziegenbalg to force detection of a parallel cable.
+
+

 Parallel Cable IV is currently only supported in 'compatibility mode', as no
 attempt to configure the ECP registers is done by this library.
 
 Parallel Cable IV is currently only supported in 'compatibility mode', as no
 attempt to configure the ECP registers is done by this library.