Chris, Still can't get it to work, here is more info: Here are the pnp related messages in /var/log/messages during boot up: Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.189333] PnPBIOS: Scanning system for PnP BIOS support... Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.189428] PnPBIOS: Found PnP BIOS installation structure at 0xc00f7430 Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.189453] PnPBIOS: PnP BIOS version 1.0, entry 0xf0000:0xb801, dseg 0xf0000 Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.201238] PnPBIOS: 16 nodes reported by PnP BIOS; 16 recorded by driver Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.201329] PCI: Probing PCI hardware Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.202207] PCI quirk: region 8000-803f claimed by PIIX4 ACPI Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.202232] PCI quirk: region 7000-700f claimed by PIIX4 SMB Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.205480] PCI: Using IRQ router PIIX/ICH [8086/7110] at 0000:00:07.0 Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.208627] pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4d0-0x4d1 has been reserved Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.208653] pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x8000-0x803f has been reserved Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.208676] pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x7000-0x700f has been reserved Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.210556] PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:01.0 Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.210570] IO window: disabled. Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.210596] MEM window: fd000000-fdffffffNov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.210618] PREFETCH window: e8000000-efffffff Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.214361] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.214420] audit(1164122993.310:1): initialized Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215130] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1 Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215270] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes) Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215661] Initializing Cryptographic API Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215693] io scheduler noop registered Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215732] io scheduler anticipatory registered Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215764] io scheduler deadline registered Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215834] io scheduler cfq registered Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.215855] Limiting direct PCI/PCI transfers. Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.216426] isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards... Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.574182] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found Nov 21 10:30:44 localhost kernel: [ 51.709758] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303,PNP0f13] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
Here is what appears in the /var/log/messages file when I execute the commands in the attachment: Nov 21 09:56:23 localhost kernel: [ 862.289668] HAL: creating thread test-thread, 1000000 nsec Nov 21 09:56:23 localhost kernel: [ 862.289811] HAL: thread created Nov 21 09:56:23 localhost kernel: [ 862.289831] THREADS: created 1000 uS thread Nov 21 09:56:23 localhost kernel: [ 862.325518] parport: PnPBIOS parport detected, io_lo=378 io_hi=0 Nov 21 09:56:23 localhost kernel: [ 862.372503] config string '0x378' Nov 21 09:56:24 localhost kernel: [ 862.373002] PARPORT: installed driver for 1 ports Anything unusual here? Everything appears to be working EXCEPT the voltage measurement at the pins. Jerry btw: the version of src code I loaded and compiled is emc2-2.04 >From: Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" ><[email protected]> >To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Getting parport to work >Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:28:45 -0600 > >On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 05:14:04PM -0500, Jerry Mitchell wrote: > > > > scripts/realtime start > >This is where you would add the loadrt probe_parport > > > bin/halcmd loadrt hal_parport 'cfg="0x378" > ^ ^ > extra or missing singlequote > > > bin/halcmd loadrt threads name1=test-thread period1=1000000 > > bin/halcmd addf parport.0.write > ^ missing test-thread > > > bin/halcmd start > > > > bin/halcmd newsig tryit bit > > bin/halcmd linksp tryit parport.0.pin-01-out > > >I did actually try your commands exactly to make sure you have >everything you need ... aside from the typos that I bet are just >transcription errors (marked above) it works fine for me. > >Be sure to check your dmesg for any errors that might show >up there. > >Maybe someone else will have more advice. Maybe you have a >plug-n-play parport of a type that we haven't seen yet. > >Chris > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >your >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _________________________________________________________________ Stay up-to-date with your friends through the Windows Live Spaces friends list. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
