Re: PCI parallel port card
Thanks, Justin, I think this probably will work. I'll try it if I can't find a way to direct connect the printer. Tim On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Justin Sherrill wrote: > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Tim Darby wrote: > > After playing with various device files, it's looking like this card is > just > > not going to work, at least not without more kernel skills than I have or > > possibly some imports from FreeBSD. So, let me ask a different question. > > What do you guys use to print to a parallel port printer when your > > motherboard doesn't have a built-in port? Can I solve this by using a > USB > > to parallel port converter? > > I've used RJ45 to parallel adapters (i.e. it makes a parallel port > printer into a network printer) at work, though not with DragonFly. > One of those may work the best because I _think_ it effectively lets > you print to the printer over the network using something simple like > lpr. Again, untested, but that's what I'd look for. >
Re: PCI parallel port card
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Tim Darby wrote: > After playing with various device files, it's looking like this card is just > not going to work, at least not without more kernel skills than I have or > possibly some imports from FreeBSD. So, let me ask a different question. > What do you guys use to print to a parallel port printer when your > motherboard doesn't have a built-in port? Can I solve this by using a USB > to parallel port converter? I've used RJ45 to parallel adapters (i.e. it makes a parallel port printer into a network printer) at work, though not with DragonFly. One of those may work the best because I _think_ it effectively lets you print to the printer over the network using something simple like lpr. Again, untested, but that's what I'd look for.
Re: PCI parallel port card
After playing with various device files, it's looking like this card is just not going to work, at least not without more kernel skills than I have or possibly some imports from FreeBSD. So, let me ask a different question. What do you guys use to print to a parallel port printer when your motherboard doesn't have a built-in port? Can I solve this by using a USB to parallel port converter? Tim On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Tim Darby wrote: > I installed an I/O Future PP210 two parallel port PCI card and it's not > being recognized (DF 2.9.1 master). I get this in dmesg: > > pci4: (vendor 0x9710, dev 0x9865) at device > 6.0 irq 7 > pci4: (vendor 0x9710, dev 0x9865) at device > 6.2 irq 5 > > It's based on the NetMOS 9865 chip. I'm guessing I just need to make an > entry for it somewhere and rebuild the kernel (pcidev?). > > Here's the output of pciconf: > > none4@pci0:4:6:0: class=0x070103 card=0x2000a000 chip=0x98659710 rev=0x00 > hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'MosChip Semiconductors (Was: Netmos Technology)' > device = '?? PCI Serial Port X2' > class = simple comms > subclass = parallel port > none5@pci0:4:6:2: class=0x070103 card=0x2000a000 chip=0x98659710 rev=0x00 > hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'MosChip Semiconductors (Was: Netmos Technology)' > device = '?? PCI Serial Port X2' > class = simple comms > subclass = parallel port > > Tim >
PCI parallel port card
I installed an I/O Future PP210 two parallel port PCI card and it's not being recognized (DF 2.9.1 master). I get this in dmesg: pci4: (vendor 0x9710, dev 0x9865) at device 6.0 irq 7 pci4: (vendor 0x9710, dev 0x9865) at device 6.2 irq 5 It's based on the NetMOS 9865 chip. I'm guessing I just need to make an entry for it somewhere and rebuild the kernel (pcidev?). Here's the output of pciconf: none4@pci0:4:6:0: class=0x070103 card=0x2000a000 chip=0x98659710 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'MosChip Semiconductors (Was: Netmos Technology)' device = '?? PCI Serial Port X2' class = simple comms subclass = parallel port none5@pci0:4:6:2: class=0x070103 card=0x2000a000 chip=0x98659710 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'MosChip Semiconductors (Was: Netmos Technology)' device = '?? PCI Serial Port X2' class = simple comms subclass = parallel port Tim
