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ekra
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 Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: Parallel port over PCMCIA |
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Hi everybody,
I just bought a PCMCIA card for my laptop that is a parallel port interface. I would like to have few information about it please.
Which options must I enable in my kernel ? Only PCMCIA ?
What shoud be the name of the device ? (in /dev/)
My kernel is a 2.6.25-gentoo-r7.
Currently I have :
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ekra@Minu /usr/src/linux $ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep -i pcmcia
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_PCMCIA=y
CONFIG_PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS=y
CONFIG_PCMCIA_IOCTL=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_LOWLEVEL_PCMCIA is not set
# CONFIG_PATA_PCMCIA is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_XIRCOM is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_RAYCS is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_WL3501 is not set
CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA=y
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C589 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C574 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_FMVJ18X is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_PCNET is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_NMCLAN is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_SMC91C92 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_XIRC2PS is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_AXNET is not set
# PCMCIA character devices
CONFIG_SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE=y
# CONFIG_SSB_PCMCIAHOST is not set
# PCMCIA devices
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Thanks a lot !
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ekra
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Anybody, no idea ?
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:46 am Post subject: |
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As far as I know, there really isn't a 'standard' for parallel port PCMCIA cards. Who made it? does cardctl ident identify it?
I suppose /dev/lp* will still be used for PCMCIA.
You might have to go with a USB solution if your machine has them, they tend to be more standardized.
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ekra
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Thanks.
This is a "Best connectivity", "Cardbus to Parallel Port Adapter", it is said to be compatible with Linux, with logos PCMCIA and ieee1284.
I have no /dev/lp* nor /dev/par*
But it does'n work, I think I miss something in the kernel configuration...
Here is my full kernel config.
I did'nt know it was better with USB, I just thought this would be worst :/
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eccerr0r
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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does 'cardctl ident' report anything? Do you see the card with 'lspci' ?
A cursory check on google indicates it should be able to map pcmcia.
It seems you have CONFIG_PARPORT_PC turned off. Try turning on CONFIG_PARPORT_PC and CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_PCMCIA and see if it works.
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ekra
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your answear eccerr0r.
No I have no socket corresponding to the card.
I modified my kernel config but it is still not recognized. I tried to plug another card on this parallel port (via PCMCIA) and the led of the card didn't light whereas it was on when I plugged it on a french modem/router (Freebox).
This is my new configured kernel.
I think there is still something wrong in my kernel config, no ?
Thank you very much to try to help me
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