Re: [PARPORT] db9 digital joystick interface

From: Tom Perkins (tomp@trperkins.2y.net)
Date: Sun Jan 20 2002 - 11:47:12 EST

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    To enable interrupts you should load the parport_pc.o module with the
    options "irq=auto dma=auto" as in

    modprobe parport_pc irq=auto dma=auto

    Regards,
    Tom

    Clemens Kirchgatterer wrote:

    > On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:52:19 +0100
    > Clemens Kirchgatterer <clemens@thf.ath.cx> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>hi!
    >>
    >>i have major problems to get my digital joystick working with parport. here are the relevant snips from dmesg
    >>
    >>Starting kswapd
    >>parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP(,...)]
    >>parport0: irq 7 detected
    >>Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
    >>
    >>[..]
    >>
    >>ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
    >>ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
    >>lp0: using parport0 (polling).
    >>db9.c: specified parport is not bidirectional
    >>block: 128 slots per queue, batch=32
    >>
    >>i have tried every possible setting in the bios, but db9 allways complains about non bidirectional parport :-(
    >>also, i don't understand way lp0 uses polling, when parport detected the irq.
    >>
    >
    > replying to my own mail:
    >
    > i have forgotten to compile in IEEE 1284 support into the kernel. the db9 driver reports now 2 multisystem joystick ports correctly.
    >
    > it still does not work in vice, but i think this is the wrong mailinglist to discuss this problem.
    >
    > sorry for bothering you, best regards ...
    > clemens
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