parport_negotiate
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## Name

parport_negotiate — negotiate an IEEE 1284 mode

## Synopsis

`int parport_negotiate (` | struct parport * | port,
| int | mode`)`;

## Arguments

`port`

  port to use

`mode`

  mode to negotiate to

## Description

Use this to negotiate to a particular IEEE 1284 transfer mode. The `mode` parameter should be one of the constants in parport.h starting `IEEE1284_MODE_xxx`.

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.

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