BDI : Parallel Port Setup

Hi all,

Yes, I guess it is time for another EMC "can't get out of e-stop" question.

I have installed EMC on my Dell PII (350MHz), using the BDI 2.04 disk. After
modifying the .ini file as been described in various past messages, I still
can't get out of e-stop. Next, I went to settings > information > IO-ports
to look at my parallel port addresses and found that no serial- or parallel
ports were listed.

Before doing the BDI install I have added a PCI card with two extra parallel
ports to my hardware. My first assumption was that it is this card that is
causing the problems. I therefore removed the card and reinstalled the BDI.
Same problem, no serial- or parallel ports listed.

The instructions that came with the PCI parallel port card mentioned an
"insmod parport.o" code and "insmod parport.pc" code that needs to be
executed to get the parallel ports going. Needless to say, I only get "No
such file or directory" messages when trying to run this from a konsole
window.

Please bear in mind that I am only starting to venture out in Linux and my
knowledge and experience at this stage can only be classified as
"dangerous". Any suggestions on how to proceed from here?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Deon Styger.



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