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SubjectRe: PLIP in static 2.1.12[89]
On Fri, Nov 20, 1998 at 07:06:26PM +0300, QingLong wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have problems with PLIP in moduleless 2.12[89] kernel:
> I have enabled parport, parport_pc, and plip but I am unable to `ifconfig up'
> plip interface:
> |
> | SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
> | SIOCSIFDSTADDR: Operation not supported by device
> |
>
> Here are lelevant message from kernel log (during bootup):
> |
> | kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,ECP,ECPEPP,ECPPS2]
> | kernel: parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to enable interrupt-driven operation.
> |
> How is one supposed to ``use procfs to enable interrupt-driven operation''?
> And later:
echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq

To get plip working on a moduleless kernel you need to
pass to it some options through your bootloader, these
ones should work for you: (they work for me too, yesterday
I managed to boot with nfsroot over plip, after patching
a little the kernel:)

parport=0x378,7 plip=parport0

-Michele

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