On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 11:08:50PM +1000, Alex Fisher wrote:
> > Several things come to mind:
> > - Have you googled for that card + Linux to see whether this problem
> > has been encountered (and maybe solved) by others?
>
> The kernel source has the code for this card, and I have complied it as a
> module. Only problem is, it may be compiled for either port mapping or
> memory mapping, but not both...
Why dco you think you need both?
> > - You could also search the archives of the Sane mailing list, as sane
> > is the scanner software used on Linux.
>
> The Sane backend is installed on the system. It is a supported scanner...
I was more thinking along the lines whether anyone has mentioned
experiences with your card on that list - happens quite frequently.
> > - Do you know whether that card has any possibilities to assign IRQ/IO
> > port? If so, have you played with that?
>
> Not IRQ as far as I can tell, but the I/O port is settable by switches on
> board. I've left it at the default (0x300), as that is not currently in use
> on my system (it was before I upgraded the network card...).
I'd still try different ones, just in case.
> > - Have you tried without the CD reader/burner (especially without
> > their module)?
>
> No, because if I do that, I won't be able to use the burner...
No, but if you remove those temporarily, you'll be able to determine
whether they collide with you SCSI card in some way.
Of course, another option is to simply buy a 53C810 - they're dirt
cheap these days and work beautifully.
Cheerio,
Thomas
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