Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: adds parameter aggressive to skip passive detection and directly attempt initialization
On Dec 5, 2007 9:37 AM, Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Although I would suggest that "aggressive" may not be the best term - I'm > not such of a good one however - skip_passive ? How about force_init? -- Brett Warden -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: Adds module parameter 'aggressive' to skip polite auto-detection prior to direct initialization.
Sorry, forgot to copy back to the lists. On Dec 5, 2007 8:49 AM, Brett Warden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 4, 2007 4:46 PM, Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Someone still has a bw-qcam device ? > > Yes. I haven't found a better option for very-low-light, although I > admit I haven't looked in a long while. The last one I tried was an > OV518+, but of course that driver seems to have been abandoned. > > > The status polling ought to be rock solid - what values do you see ? > > It has been as high as 94-96, but after being connected, powered, and > used for a while, it drops sometimes into the 40s, but has even been > as low as 8-14. When it's that low, it never comes back up until > either I disconnect/reconnect the power, or I force the driver to > initialize it through this hack. Even after trying that again just > now, it's ranging from 24-33. > > -- > Brett Warden > -- Brett Warden -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: adds parameter aggressive to skip passive detection and directly attempt initialization
On Dec 5, 2007 9:37 AM, Alan Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although I would suggest that aggressive may not be the best term - I'm not such of a good one however - skip_passive ? How about force_init? -- Brett Warden -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: Adds module parameter 'aggressive' to skip polite auto-detection prior to direct initialization.
Sorry, forgot to copy back to the lists. On Dec 5, 2007 8:49 AM, Brett Warden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 4, 2007 4:46 PM, Alan Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone still has a bw-qcam device ? Yes. I haven't found a better option for very-low-light, although I admit I haven't looked in a long while. The last one I tried was an OV518+, but of course that driver seems to have been abandoned. The status polling ought to be rock solid - what values do you see ? It has been as high as 94-96, but after being connected, powered, and used for a while, it drops sometimes into the 40s, but has even been as low as 8-14. When it's that low, it never comes back up until either I disconnect/reconnect the power, or I force the driver to initialize it through this hack. Even after trying that again just now, it's ranging from 24-33. -- Brett Warden -- Brett Warden -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
Fixes use of parport_write_control() to match the newer interface that requires explicit parport_data_reverse() and parport_data_forward() calls. This eliminates the following error message and restores the original intended behavior: parport0 (bw-qcam): use data_reverse for this! Also increases threshold in qc_detect() from 300 to 400, as my camera often results in a count of approx 330. Added a kernel error message to indicate detection failure. Signed-off-by: Brett T. Warden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Thanks Ray and Randy for your comments, and for pointing out that I needed to reset the port to forward mode! diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..961e377 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ static inline void write_lpdata(struct qcam_device *q, int d) static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) { + if(0x20 & d) { + /* Set bidirectional mode to reverse (data in) */ + parport_data_reverse(q->pport); + } else { + /* Set bidirectional mode to forward (data out) */ + parport_data_forward(q->pport); + } + + /* Now issue the regular port command, but strip out the +* direction flag */ + d &= ~0x20; parport_write_control(q->pport, d); } @@ -344,10 +355,13 @@ static int qc_detect(struct qcam_device *q) /* Be (even more) liberal in what you accept... */ /* if (count > 30 && count < 200) */ - if (count > 20 && count < 300) + if (count > 20 && count < 400) + { return 1; /* found */ - else + } else { + printk(KERN_ERR "No Quickcam found on port %s\n", q->pport->name); return 0; /* not found */ + } } -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
Fixes use of parport_write_control() to match the newer interface that requires explicit parport_data_reverse() and parport_data_forward() calls. This eliminates the following error message and restores the original intended behavior: parport0 (bw-qcam): use data_reverse for this! Also increases threshold in qc_detect() from 300 to 400, as my camera often results in a count of approx 330. Added a kernel error message to indicate detection failure. Signed-off-by: Brett T. Warden [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Thanks Ray and Randy for your comments, and for pointing out that I needed to reset the port to forward mode! diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..961e377 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ static inline void write_lpdata(struct qcam_device *q, int d) static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) { + if(0x20 d) { + /* Set bidirectional mode to reverse (data in) */ + parport_data_reverse(q-pport); + } else { + /* Set bidirectional mode to forward (data out) */ + parport_data_forward(q-pport); + } + + /* Now issue the regular port command, but strip out the +* direction flag */ + d = ~0x20; parport_write_control(q-pport, d); } @@ -344,10 +355,13 @@ static int qc_detect(struct qcam_device *q) /* Be (even more) liberal in what you accept... */ /* if (count 30 count 200) */ - if (count 20 count 300) + if (count 20 count 400) + { return 1; /* found */ - else + } else { + printk(KERN_ERR No Quickcam found on port %s\n, q-pport-name); return 0; /* not found */ + } } -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
On 9/26/07, Ray Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/26/07, Brett Warden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/26/07, Ray Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Just as an aside, if you've tested this and it works, then there's no > > > point to keep the write_lpcontrol even as a comment. Kill those four > > > lines, and if someone's interested in what happened they'll just look > > > at the file history. > > > > Point taken, thanks for the feedback. > > > > --- > > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c > > index 7d47cbe..0ba92e3 100644 > > --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c > > +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c > > @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct > > qcam_device *q, int d) > > parport_write_control(q->pport, d); > > } > > > > +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q) > > +{ > > + parport_data_reverse(q->pport); > > +} > > + > > static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val); > > static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command); > > static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q); > > @@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q) > > break; > > > > case QC_ANY: > > - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); > > + reverse_port(q); > > write_lpdata(q, 0x75); > > > > if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) { > > @@ -512,10 +517,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct > > qcam_device *q, char buffer[]) > > switch (q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) > > { > > case QC_BIDIR: /* Bi-directional Port */ > > - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); > > + reverse_port(q); > > + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); > > lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) >> 1); > > hi = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f; > > - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); > > + reverse_port(q); > > + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); > > lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) >> 1); > > hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f; > > switch (q->bpp) > > @@ -613,10 +620,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q, > > char __user *buf, unsigned long l > > > > if ((q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR) > > { > > - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); /* turn port around */ > > - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); > > + reverse_port(q);/* turn port around > > */ > > + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); > > + reverse_port(q); > > + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); > > (void) qc_waithand(q, 1); > > - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); > > + reverse_port(q); > > + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); > > (void) qc_waithand(q, 0); > > } > > Better, and do you have time for two (possibly stupid) questions? In > each of the last cases it looks like the transformation is from a > write_lpcontrol -> reverse_port and a write_lpcontrol (old address - > 0x20). Except the first one, which merely has the reverse_port. One > would think that there should be a write_lpcontrol(q, 0x0); after that > one. > > Also, is the reverse port sticky, or does it only apply to the next > write? If it's only the next, then maybe a different name would be > better. If it's sticky, then I think the code is wrong... In response to Randy's and your questions, here's what I understand: The error message comes from parport_pc_write_control in include/linux/parport_pc.h, which is called by bw-qcam's write_lpcontrol(): static __inline__ void parport_pc_write_control (struct parport *p, unsigned char d) { const unsigned char wm = (PARPORT_CONTROL_STROBE | PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD | PARPORT_CONTROL_INIT | PARPORT_CONTROL_SELECT); /* Take this out when drivers have adapted to newer interface. */ if (d & 0x20) { printk (KERN_DEBUG "%s (%s): use data_reverse for this!\n", p->name, p->cad->name); parport_pc_data_reverse (p); } __parport_pc_frob_control (p, wm, d & wm); }
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
On 9/26/07, Ray Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just as an aside, if you've tested this and it works, then there's no > point to keep the write_lpcontrol even as a comment. Kill those four > lines, and if someone's interested in what happened they'll just look > at the file history. Point taken, thanks for the feedback. --- diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..0ba92e3 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) parport_write_control(q->pport, d); } +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q) +{ + parport_data_reverse(q->pport); +} + static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val); static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command); static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q); @@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q) break; case QC_ANY: - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); + reverse_port(q); write_lpdata(q, 0x75); if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) { @@ -512,10 +517,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct qcam_device *q, char buffer[]) switch (q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) { case QC_BIDIR: /* Bi-directional Port */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) >> 1); hi = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f; - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) >> 1); hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f; switch (q->bpp) @@ -613,10 +620,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q, char __user *buf, unsigned long l if ((q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR) { - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); /* turn port around */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q);/* turn port around */ + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); (void) qc_waithand(q, 1); - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); (void) qc_waithand(q, 0); } -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
Appeases the warning "parport0 (bw-qcam): use data_reverse for this!" Signed-off-by: Brett T. Warden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- It seems to work fine with my Quickcam under 2.6.22. diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..01e47ed 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) parport_write_control(q->pport, d); } +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q) +{ + parport_data_reverse(q->pport); +} + static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val); static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command); static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q); @@ -369,7 +374,11 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q) break; case QC_ANY: - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); + /* +* Replaced with reverse_port +* write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); +*/ + reverse_port(q); write_lpdata(q, 0x75); if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) { @@ -512,10 +521,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct qcam_device *q, char buffer[]) switch (q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) { case QC_BIDIR: /* Bi-directional Port */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) >> 1); hi = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f; - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) >> 1); hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f; switch (q->bpp) @@ -613,10 +624,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q, char __user *buf, unsigned long l if ((q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR) { - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); /* turn port around */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q);/* turn port around */ + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); (void) qc_waithand(q, 1); - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); (void) qc_waithand(q, 0); } -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
Appeases the warning parport0 (bw-qcam): use data_reverse for this! Signed-off-by: Brett T. Warden [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- It seems to work fine with my Quickcam under 2.6.22. diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..01e47ed 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) parport_write_control(q-pport, d); } +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q) +{ + parport_data_reverse(q-pport); +} + static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val); static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command); static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q); @@ -369,7 +374,11 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q) break; case QC_ANY: - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); + /* +* Replaced with reverse_port +* write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); +*/ + reverse_port(q); write_lpdata(q, 0x75); if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) { @@ -512,10 +521,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct qcam_device *q, char buffer[]) switch (q-port_mode QC_MODE_MASK) { case QC_BIDIR: /* Bi-directional Port */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) 1); hi = (read_lpstatus(q) 3) 0x1f; - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) 1); hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) 3) 0x1f; switch (q-bpp) @@ -613,10 +624,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q, char __user *buf, unsigned long l if ((q-port_mode QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR) { - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); /* turn port around */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q);/* turn port around */ + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); (void) qc_waithand(q, 1); - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); (void) qc_waithand(q, 0); } -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
On 9/26/07, Ray Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just as an aside, if you've tested this and it works, then there's no point to keep the write_lpcontrol even as a comment. Kill those four lines, and if someone's interested in what happened they'll just look at the file history. Point taken, thanks for the feedback. --- diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..0ba92e3 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) parport_write_control(q-pport, d); } +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q) +{ + parport_data_reverse(q-pport); +} + static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val); static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command); static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q); @@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q) break; case QC_ANY: - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); + reverse_port(q); write_lpdata(q, 0x75); if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) { @@ -512,10 +517,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct qcam_device *q, char buffer[]) switch (q-port_mode QC_MODE_MASK) { case QC_BIDIR: /* Bi-directional Port */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) 1); hi = (read_lpstatus(q) 3) 0x1f; - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) 1); hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) 3) 0x1f; switch (q-bpp) @@ -613,10 +620,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q, char __user *buf, unsigned long l if ((q-port_mode QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR) { - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); /* turn port around */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q);/* turn port around */ + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); (void) qc_waithand(q, 1); - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); (void) qc_waithand(q, 0); } -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register
On 9/26/07, Ray Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/26/07, Brett Warden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/26/07, Ray Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just as an aside, if you've tested this and it works, then there's no point to keep the write_lpcontrol even as a comment. Kill those four lines, and if someone's interested in what happened they'll just look at the file history. Point taken, thanks for the feedback. --- diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c index 7d47cbe..0ba92e3 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct qcam_device *q, int d) parport_write_control(q-pport, d); } +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q) +{ + parport_data_reverse(q-pport); +} + static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val); static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command); static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q); @@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q) break; case QC_ANY: - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20); + reverse_port(q); write_lpdata(q, 0x75); if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) { @@ -512,10 +517,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct qcam_device *q, char buffer[]) switch (q-port_mode QC_MODE_MASK) { case QC_BIDIR: /* Bi-directional Port */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) 1); hi = (read_lpstatus(q) 3) 0x1f; - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) 1); hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) 3) 0x1f; switch (q-bpp) @@ -613,10 +620,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q, char __user *buf, unsigned long l if ((q-port_mode QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR) { - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); /* turn port around */ - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26); + reverse_port(q);/* turn port around */ + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6); (void) qc_waithand(q, 1); - write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e); + reverse_port(q); + write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe); (void) qc_waithand(q, 0); } Better, and do you have time for two (possibly stupid) questions? In each of the last cases it looks like the transformation is from a write_lpcontrol - reverse_port and a write_lpcontrol (old address - 0x20). Except the first one, which merely has the reverse_port. One would think that there should be a write_lpcontrol(q, 0x0); after that one. Also, is the reverse port sticky, or does it only apply to the next write? If it's only the next, then maybe a different name would be better. If it's sticky, then I think the code is wrong... In response to Randy's and your questions, here's what I understand: The error message comes from parport_pc_write_control in include/linux/parport_pc.h, which is called by bw-qcam's write_lpcontrol(): static __inline__ void parport_pc_write_control (struct parport *p, unsigned char d) { const unsigned char wm = (PARPORT_CONTROL_STROBE | PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD | PARPORT_CONTROL_INIT | PARPORT_CONTROL_SELECT); /* Take this out when drivers have adapted to newer interface. */ if (d 0x20) { printk (KERN_DEBUG %s (%s): use data_reverse for this!\n, p-name, p-cad-name); parport_pc_data_reverse (p); } __parport_pc_frob_control (p, wm, d wm); } The mask wm works out to 0x0f, so first it calls parport_pc_data_reverse(), then masks off the high nibble with the reverse flag and makes the regular call. Looking at that more carefully, I'm not sure whether I need to add the write_lpcontrol(q, 0) after the first call. Other than that, I believe I'm following the same procedure. As for whether data_reverse is sticky, I don't know... I'll see what I can find out. -- Brett Warden - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/