Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 18 Dec 1999 06:53:55 -0600 (CST) | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: parport in 2.3.* |
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On 18 Dec 1999, Kevin Rogers wrote:
> Heres my 2p's worth; > > For parallel port autoprobe information I have to use io=0x378 irq=7 dma=3 as > options for parport_pc > > cat /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/hardware > > base: 0x378 (0x778) > irq: 7 > dma: 3 > modes: PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP,ECP,DMA > > > cat /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe > > CLASS:PRINTER; > MODEL:Stylus COLOR 600; > MANUFACTURER:EPSON; > COMMAND SET:ESCPL2,BDC; > > Without the dma=3 option, the autoprobe information is empty, even though the > parallel port is deteted with modes: PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP,ECP. > > I think this has been the case for me since 2.2.12.
Ditto -- parport autodetection works great on all the PIIX4-based machines I have, but it fails miserably on my K6 (Via motherboard).
The procedure is the same -- it is detected as SPP unless full information including dma=XX is provided.
Jeff
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