Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:06:37 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Phil's Kernel Account" <> | Subject | Re: 2.1.x low-level driver bug (keyboard) |
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On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Peter Monta spewed forth:
#Same here; fortunately a recent linux-kernel message had a hint---apparently #it's something to do with the parallel port. I set mine to SPP in the #BIOS and all was well. (There were also a number of strange probes #for /dev/hd{e,f,g,h,i,j,k}---these also went away after selecting #SPP.)
Hrmmm, this is possible. I have mine set to ECP currently. However, this raises a small issue;
For parallel port zip drives, you really REALLY need ECP mode, or the other E-something-something mode, otherwise, they're unbearably slow (not that they aren't already;). Now, I'm all for telling the parport zip people 'tough luck, go get a scsi or ide zip,' but we really can't do that. However, I'll try it and see if that helps. It's an Award BIOS, so maybe it's a fluke with them.
#Perhaps these BIOSes uses the CMOS locations in an unconventional way. #There were many choices for parallel-port mode, some with what #looked like version numbers: something like EPP1.7, ECPEPP1.9, #and so forth. I need only SPP so haven't looked deeper.
Ah, that's it. EPP. This is strange, though, because I haven't heard of ECP/EPP1.9, only ECP 1.7 and EPP 1.7. Hrm, I'll have to dig into this one a bit. :)
-Phil R. Jaenke (kernel@nls.net / prj@nls.net) TheGuyInCharge(tm), Ketyra Designs - We get paid to break stuff :) Linux pkrea.ketyra.INT 2.0.33 #15 Sat Apr 18 00:40:21 EDT 1998 i586 Linux eiterra.nls.net 2.0.33 #15 Fri Apr 17 00:22:13 EDT 1998 i586 - Linus says for 'brave people only.' I say 'keep a backup.' - :)
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