Re: [PARPORT] Backpack on Redhat X.X

From: Al Crowley (alc@micro-solutions.com)
Date: Mon Aug 12 2002 - 09:22:47 EDT

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    Brian,

    Please let me know the following:

    1. 8 digit serial number on the bottom of the Backpack

    2. Does the Backpack say "Series 6 Driver" on the bottom

    3. Kernel version

    At 03:20 PM 8/11/2002 -0700, Brian M. Sutin wrote:
    >
    >I have a Toshiba Libretto 70CT with vanilla Redhat 6.0 and a recent
    >Backpack CD-ROM, which included no DOS drivers. I set the BIOS
    >parameters for the parallel port to bi-directional and did:
    >
    > insmod parport
    > insmod paride
    > insmod bpck
    > insmod pcd
    >
    >The "insmod pcd" command responded that the Autoprobe failed to detect
    >the drive (which was connected and powered up). Any suggestions? I
    >could probably dig up a Redhat 6.1 distribution, if it would help.
    >
    >Once I get the drive working, is there a way to use it to install
    >Redhat 7.0 or 7.3?
    >
    >Thanks!
    >
    >Brian
    >
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    Thank You,

    Al Crowley, Technical Support Assistant Manager
    Micro Solutions

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