[PARPORT] BackpackCD/Suse8.1/pcd problem

From: Michael Wester (mwester@scripps.edu)
Date: Sat Jan 18 2003 - 21:29:55 EST

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    Hello all, I'm relatively new to Linux, not computers. I am having
    some problems getting a BackpackCDROM to work with a linux laptop. The
    machine is Toshiba Portege 3020=pentium 300. OS is Suse8.1.

    Trying to get the thing to work I do the following-and as you see it
    chokes on installing pcd:

    linux:~ # modprobe paride
    linux:~ # modprobe bpck6
    linux:~ # modprobe pcd
    /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/block/paride/pcd.o: init_module:
    Operation not permitted
    Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
    including invalid IO or IRQ parameter s.
          You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
    /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/block/paride/pcd.o: insmod
    /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/driver s/block/paride/pcd.o failed
    /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/block/paride/pcd.o: insmod pcd
    failed

    The (what I believe is relevant) output of dmesg is:

    paride: version 1.06 installed (parport)
    bpck6: BACKPACK Protocol Driver V2.0.2ac
    bpck6: Copyright 2001 by Micro Solutions, Inc., DeKalb IL. USA
    paride: bpck6 registered as protocol 0
    pcd: pcd version 1.07, major 46, nice 0
    parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
    parport0: irq 7 detected
    pcd0: Sharing parport0 at 0x378
    pcd0: BACKPACK Protocol Driver V2.0.2ac
    pcd0: Copyright 2001 by Micro Solutions, Inc., DeKalb IL.
    pcd0: BACKPACK 2.0.2ac, Micro Solutions BACKPACK Drive at 0x378
    pcd0: Unit: 45 Mode:1 (8-bit) Delay 0
    pcd0: identify completion: alt=0x88 stat=0x88 err=0x188 loop=160001
    phase=136
    pcd0: Request sense before command: alt=0x88 stat=0x88 err=0x188
    loop=160001 phase=136
    pcd: No CD-ROM drive found
    Uniform CD-ROM driver unloaded
    linux:~ #

    My only guess is that on this older, slower computer, the delay setting of
    0 may be inappropriate? If so, how do I designate this? at the time
    I run the modprobe command? Anyone else have any ideas? I saw there was
    a thread in the archive in November that was talking about a similar problem
    using the BackpackCDROM in Suse8.1 and the choking on the pcd load was
    attributed to the PCMCIA interface. I am not using this interface, but
    the parallel port. Maybe it's something related to the Suse package?
    Thanks in advance for any insight.

    Mike

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