Hi, try to pass the following options to the module parport_pc, for example in /etc/modules.conf
options parport_pc irq=7 dma=3 io=0x378 it should then detect the port correctly. Let's see whether that helps :) kind regards -- jochen Philip Moller wrote: > Hi, > > No, I didn't have ECP activated before, but I have now, after your > advice and I have naturally rebooted my computer. > Only one problem (never ending), see here (consol-mode): > > [root] # dmesg | grep parport > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] > parport0: irq 7 detected > parport0: Printer, Canon S750 > lp0: using parport0 (polling). > > Why isn't ECP shown above? I have change it in bios ? > You have to believe me on that. :-) > > I dubbelchecked in my bios and I have this value there now : > Mode: ECP > I/O Adress: 378h > DMA Channel: DMA3 > > But dmesg don't agree, why? > Is there something else I must do, like reinstall the Kernel or the > parport0 module, is there a module I have forgotten to install or what ? > > Thank's for all help. > > Sincerely, > Philip Moller > Malmo, Sweden > > Jochen Eisinger wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Philip Moller wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> I read in the installationmanual >>> (http://penguin-breeder.org/sane/mustek_pp/) under "Known distribution >>> specific issues" that Fedora Core 1 has to remove the symbolic link >>> libsane.so.1, is that advice for Fedora Core 3 to ? >> >> >> no, it only affects fc1 >> >> Do you have ECP activated in your BIOS? If you have ECP something like >> this should show up in your dmesg: >> >> $ dmesg | grep parport >> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 1 >> [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA] >> >> kind regards >> -- jochen >> > >