Jeff, Thanks for taking a look. I copied relevant sections of the Messages file in /var/log in an earlier email to Chris.
>From: Jeff Epler <[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: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:59:53 -0600 > >Have you ever used this parallel port with software besides emc2? did >it work? No, this was an old functioning Windows 95 Machine until I loaded Linux. > >Have you checked whether there are any BIOS settings that control the >parport? > Yes, I have tried a couple of different cfgs to no avail: - The Parport in Enabled Mode - The Parport in Auto Mode (w/pnp OS set to no) - pnp OS set to Yes Sorry I am really stabbing in the dark on this one... >Did you try any pins other than pin 1, or using any pin but 18 for >ground? Today, I tried Pin 4 for the output and pin 19 for ground. > >Did halcmd print any errors? As Chris pointed out in one of his >replies, a crucial part of the 'addf' command is missing. If the >function is not actually being called, the reported value of >parport.0.pin-01-out would change when you change 'tryit', but it would >never actually change the voltage on the parport. > >If you can, attach the full text of your session, or at least the output >of 'bin/halcmd show'. Loaded HAL Components: ID Type Name 05 User halcmd5913 04 RT hal_parport 03 RT probe_parport 02 RT threads Component Pins: Owner Type Dir Value Name 04 bit R- TRUE parport.0.pin-01-out <== tryit 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-02-out 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-03-out 04 bit R- TRUE parport.0.pin-04-out <== tryit 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-05-out 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-06-out 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-07-out 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-08-out 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-09-out 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-10-in 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-10-in-not 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-11-in 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-11-in-not 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-12-in 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-12-in-not 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-13-in 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-13-in-not 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-14-out 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-15-in 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-15-in-not 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-16-out 04 bit R- FALSE parport.0.pin-17-out Signals: Type Value Name bit TRUE tryit ==> parport.0.pin-01-out ==> parport.0.pin-04-out Parameters: Owner Type Dir Value Name 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-01-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-02-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-03-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-04-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-05-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-06-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-07-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-08-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-09-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-14-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-16-out-invert 04 bit -W FALSE parport.0.pin-17-out-invert 04 s32 R- 0 parport.0.read.time 04 s32 RW 0 parport.0.read.tmax 04 s32 R- 1236 parport.0.write.time 04 s32 RW 4685 parport.0.write.tmax 04 s32 R- 0 parport.read-all.time 04 s32 RW 0 parport.read-all.tmax 04 s32 R- 0 parport.write-all.time 04 s32 RW 0 parport.write-all.tmax Exported Functions: Owner CodeAddr Arg FP Users Name 04 D2CE0350 D2CBD07C NO 0 parport.0.read 04 D2CE03E0 D2CBD07C NO 1 parport.0.write 04 D2CE04C0 D2CBD07C NO 0 parport.read-all 04 D2CE0500 D2CBD07C NO 0 parport.write-all Realtime Threads: Period FP Name (Time, Max-Time) 999849 YES test-thread ( 1236, 3706 ) 1 parport.0.write > >Jeff > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Shopping has everything on your holiday list. Get expert picks by style, age, and price. Try it! http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctId=8000,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=200601&tcode=wlmtagline ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
