On Mon, 2012-04-09 at 13:17 -0500, sam sokolik wrote:
> I am throwing this out as I have run across a few people that have had 
> issues with EPP mode and the printer port.  Now onboard parallel ports 
> can usually bet set to epp mode in the bios.  Onboard printer ports 
> usually require some sort of utillity to put them into EPP mode.
> 
> Now if I remember correctly - there was some issues a few months ago 
> with EPP mode and some intel atom boards.  Now again - if I recall 
> correctly - the parallel port code for the mesa 7i43 was modified so 
> that it would force the parallel port into EPP mode. (if it could)
> 
> Now - could this code be added to the hal_parport as an option?
> 
> something like
> 
> loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x278 0x378 in 0x20A0 out epp"
> 
> I have not looked yet (and don't know if I can figure it out)  but I 
> thought if someone felt ambitious...  (and I might be remembering wrong)
> 
> thanks
> sam

The Pluto-P drivers have a bit of this code too, which might come in
handy. I hope to get some time to look at the source, but if someone
beats me to it, I wouldn't mind even a tiny bit.

Maybe Stepconfig could use an EPP check box and feature test?

-- 
Kirk Wallace
http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/
http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html
California, USA


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