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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