Re: [PARPORT] Parameters (newbie question)


grant@torque.net
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:26:42 -0400 (EDT)


I should have included the list in my reply to David ...

> David,
>
> PC based machines have lpt ports (typically) at 0x378h -lpt1 (irq 7),
> 0x278h -lpt2 (irq 5), 0x3bc - lpt3 (irq 7. Yes the two ports by
> default have an irq conflict).

The PARIDE drivers already probe all the possible parallel port addresses.
David's problem was that he was not loading a protocol module - so pcd
had no method to probe with.

> David Slonosky <slavboy@interlog.com> on 06/16/98 05:25:41 AM
>
> > Ok. I've compiled all the modules, added the PARIDE elements to /devs, and
> > now I need to know how to determine the parameters to pass when I insert
> > the
> > modules under kernel 2.0.30.
> >
> > Step 1. insmod paride
> > Step 2. insmod pcd
> > Step 3. insmod pcd0<????,????>
 
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