Jon; On 2013-01-29, at 10:15 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
> ... Even though it is set > to this mode in the BIOS, it may not actually be in EPP mode on a lot > of motherboards. This program is at > http://pico-systems.com/codes/pcisetup > You can also find the source code in the same directory. > Most of the LinuxCNC drivers for EPP devices do this (writing 0x80 to the > I/O register 0x402 higher than the parallel port base register) to > enable EPP mode. > Your timing on this was impeccable; with my 5i25 upgrade, my parallel port MPG went to the main Intel D525MW parallel port. And, of course, even with latest (Jan 13 2013) BIOS update, nothing worked. From looking at the HAL pins, it was obvious that the port was actually stuck in that "normal" mode, despite reading and trying all that the hal_parport document said. So I took your little program, changed the include file, allowed one to hard code in the port address, put it so it runs on (re)boot; and put it in my little blog: http://cnc-for-model-engineers.blogspot.com Hopefully the mention of you in there is ok. My 5I25 upgrade is almost complete; just have to verify touch probe, and better tune my (Sherline) CNC Rotary Table, then I can write it up, and thank those who had given guidance and support. John A. Stewart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_jan _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
