Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > > Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 19 October 2010 19:19, Kent A. Reed<knbr...@... > > <http://gmane.org/get-address.php?address=knbreed%2dQQmkNszoPL4AvxtiuMwx3w%40public.gmane.org>> > > wrote: > > > >> Using Google, I found a relevant report on pubsub.com dated April 2010: > >> > >> ---begin pubsub report--- > >> > >> "I would like to report an ACPI/PNP Bios problem which prevents the > >> correct detection of all parallel port parameters. > >> > > Does this mean that EPP does not work, or just that it is mis-detected? > > ie, can the PPMC and Mesa drivers work around the issue? > > > > I assume this is not a problem for generic P-Port stepper setups, but > > only with the cards which use the port for comms (Pico, Mesa, Pluto?) > > > I thought that either Don Stanley or Jon Elson said that if you run the > pcisetup program, the port does work with the Pico boards (in EPP mode). > > If I'm remembering that correctly, it's just a detection and > initialization problem, not a functionality problem. > > - Steve
Steve: I just discovered the counterpart thread on the developers list. From what I see there, it looks like a BIOS-reporting-to-ACPI error which, since most "well behaved" software reads the ACPI/PNP junk to find out whats what, acts like a functionality problem. Apparently, Jon's initialization program isn't well behaved, so it just works:-) Good to know. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download new Adobe(R) Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 The new Adobe(R) Flex(R) 4 and Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 (formerly Flex(R) Builder(TM)) enable the development of rich applications that run across multiple browsers and platforms. Download your free trials today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
