Re: [PARPORT] Backpack cd-rewriter

From: John Miskinis (conquestsoftware@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 18:46:57 EST

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    I hope you are trying "insmod bpck6" not bpck as stated in a previous reply

    John

    >From: Shawn Koons <skoons1ns@netscape.net>
    >Reply-To: skoons@cybertrails.com
    >To: "linux-parport" <"linux-parport"@torque.net>
    >Subject: Re: [PARPORT] Backpack cd-rewriter
    >Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 15:37:08 -0700
    >
    >Jeesh do I feel stupid! I was not in root. I can run modprobe but get the
    >following:
    >
    >paride: version 1.04 installed
    >pcd: pcd version 1.07, major 46, nice 0
    >pcd0: Autoprobe failed
    >pcd: No CD-ROM drive found
    >/lib modules/2.2.6/misc/pcd.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
    >
    >Hmmm, what device or resource would be busy? And how do I get it to take a
    >break? :-)
    >
    >Shawn
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >>I tried to run modprobe and got the message:
    >>
    >>bash: modprobe: command not found
    >>
    >>Is there a way to add this program to my computer?
    >>
    >>When I "man modprobe", I get the manual for depmod which explains both
    >>modprobe and depmod
    >>
    >>Thanks,
    >>
    >>Shawn
    >>
    >>farmer dude wrote:
    >>
    >>>Sorry for that
    >>>
    >>>modprobe -d pcd
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>There is a correct order, you need the paride stuff
    >>>and the specific backpack driver. look at your kernel
    >>>source and therein it tells you which to use (bpck or
    >>>bpck6) depending upon version. I've got a 3 year old
    >>>backpack and bpck6 works for me.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>--- Shawn Koons <skoons1ns@netscape.net> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>Hello,
    >>>>
    >>>>I am attempting to get my machine to recognize my
    >>>>Backpack cd-rewriter. I will attempt to give as much info as I can.
    >>>>Please
    >>>>accept apologies in advance if I give too much, or the wrong,
    >>>>information.
    >>>>
    >>>>*I use Tiny Linux, based on Slackware 4.0.
    >>>>
    >>>>*I have a Compaq LTE 5300 laptop P133 w/48 meg ram.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >>--
    >>Mythology may, in a real sense, be defined as other people's religion.
    >>And religion may, in a real sense, be understood as a popular
    >>misunderstanding of mythology.
    >>
    >>Joseph Campbell, Thou Art That
    >>
    >
    >--
    >Mythology may, in a real sense, be defined as other people's religion.
    >And religion may, in a real sense, be understood as a popular
    >misunderstanding of mythology.
    >
    >Joseph Campbell, Thou Art That
    >
    >
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