Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 21 Nov 1998 23:41:21 +0100 | From | Michele Bini <> | Subject | Re: PLIP in static 2.1.12[89] |
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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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