RE :RE: BDI : Parallel Port Setup

Paul Corner wrote:

>BTW If the parport module is not loaded at boot time, the printer port will

>not appear in the IO-ports list. Do a:-

>insmod parport
>dmesg

>This should tell you if a port has been found, and at what address.

Did that after removing the PCI card and setting the BIOS address for the
parallel port to 378. Still no port found. This is strange as this port was
working well with Windows. What does the parport module do anyway? Is it a
kind of driver? Can it be that the port is functioning even though it is not
detected?

> That is pretty much it - Two port addresses are specified,
> one for connection
> to the stepper drives, the other for IO.
>
> If you still have trouble, I'll email an ini file over that
> works on my
> machine fitted with just one parallel port.

Please send me this file anyway. It will be good to have a reference .ini
file.

> Most of the seeds germinated thanks - Just a case of waiting
> for them to flower ;))

Oh, about ten years should do it :0)

Regards,
Deon.

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