Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Maximilian H
Hello Jon, thanks for the url. My problem is that I sometimes remember having seen something in the wiki, but then I cannot find it again. I was thinking that maybe I should summarize my epp pci card experiences in the wiki in a seperate page. Cheers Max > Jon Elson wrote: >> I have put some

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 December 2009, Jon Elson wrote: >Maximilian H wrote: >> Hello Peter, >> >>> The problem is that with add-in PCI parallel ports, you somehow need to >>> set them to the proper mode (EPP in this case) Unfortunately for some >>> parallel chips this requires chip specific register frobbing

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Jon Elson
Maximilian H wrote: > Hello Peter, > > >> The problem is that with add-in PCI parallel ports, you somehow need to set >> them to the proper mode (EPP in this case) Unfortunately for some parallel >> chips this requires chip specific register frobbing, and often all the card >> comes with is a

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Jon Elson
Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Jon Elson wrote: > > >> Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:23:50 -0600 >> From: Jon Elson >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" &g

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Jon Elson
Jon Elson wrote: > I have put some notes on parallel port experiences on a > wiki page related to my products. We face the same EPP > problems. SIIG has worked VERY well, but needs an > antique Windows system to set up the desired port mode. > I am amazed they don't come out with a new program. >

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Maximilian H
Hello Peter, > > The problem is that with add-in PCI parallel ports, you somehow need to set > them to the proper mode (EPP in this case) Unfortunately for some parallel > chips this requires chip specific register frobbing, and often all the card > comes with is a windows driver (and chip doc

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Maximilian H wrote: > Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:15:15 +0100 > From: Maximilian H > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are workin

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Maximilian H
Hello Peter, why is the linux pp driver important with the pci parallel port card ? I mean I have disabled the parport_pc, parport, ppdev and lp modules in /etc/modprobe.d/emc2, so these pci parallel ports do not get claimed by the linux pp driver at all. Or am I missing something ? I'll try to

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Jon Elson wrote: > Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:23:50 -0600 > From: Jon Elson > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ?

2009-12-06 Thread Jon Elson
I have put some notes on parallel port experiences on a wiki page related to my products. We face the same EPP problems. SIIG has worked VERY well, but needs an antique Windows system to set up the desired port mode. I am amazed they don't come out with a new program. Jon --

Re: [Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ? Was: Mesa 7i43 and a oxford semiconductor ox12pci840 chipset pci parallel card

2009-12-06 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Maximilian Heise wrote: > Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:01:31 +0100 > From: Maximilian Heise > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: [Emc-users] What parport chips

[Emc-users] What parport chipsets are working ? Was: Mesa 7i43 and a oxford semiconductor ox12pci840 chipset pci parallel card

2009-12-06 Thread Maximilian Heise
Hey Sebastian, thanks for your fast reply. Do you know which parallel port chipsets on pci cards are indeed working in epp wide mode beside the onboard mainboard ? That I can make a list. 1. Oxford PCI952 SUN1888 seems available too. And I found a card on ebay with some ite chipset. Have you o