From owner-freebsd-current Sun Sep 20 22:48:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA04117 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 22:48:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp01.wxs.nl (smtp01.wxs.nl [195.121.6.61]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA04095 for ; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 22:48:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from asmodai@wxs.nl) Received: from diabolique ([195.121.58.99]) by smtp01.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAABF3; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 07:48:19 +0200 Message-Id: X-Sender: skywise@pop.wxs.nl X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Demo Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 07:49:21 +0200 To: Nicolas Souchu From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai Subject: Re: Zip drives/vpo0 device [LONG: LOG] Cc: FreeBSD Current In-Reply-To: <19980920223303.00046@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> References: <19980920193529.04194@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 At 00:33 21-09-98 , Nicolas Souchu wrote: >On Sun, Sep 20, 1998 at 08:30:09PM +0200, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: >>ignoring CAM for the moment =), what's da0? I haven't managed to CVSup my >>May SNAP yet... Still struggling with ppp. Pointers are welcome =) Already >>read too many out of date docs... > >You should ask to -question mailing list about ppp. I will =) It's the factor that's holding me back at the moment to upgrade... >You'll need -current for the ZIP+. Your snap is too old, ZIP+ driver was >commited this week. Aha =) Cool =) >>>controller ppbus0 >>>controller vpo0 at ppbus? >>> >>>device nlpt0 at ppbus? >>>device ppi0 at ppbus? >>>device plip0 at ppbus? >>> >>>controller ppc0 at isa? port 0x278 tty irq 7 vector ppcintr >> >>Aha, that ppc0 wasn't clear to me, included it now... > >The ppbus system is alike the scsi bus. You need generic bus code (ppbus), >a driver (vpo) and an interface (ppc0). You should download at least a newer >LINT file in order to read the comments. I know... I have to finish the >manpages :) Btw, what documentation is good for starting to write device drivers stuff, I have AS Tanenbaum's Modern Operating Systems, but I cannot find anything suited specifically for FreeBSD, did anybody bother to even guideline it? >>Hmmm, I only have the options to set the parallel port to: Normal, >>Bi-directional and ECP. Any hints for the best throughput? > >EPP is best, ECP useless for ZIP[+], PS/2 and then NIBBLE otherwise. setling for PS/2 then >Please, upgrade your system, then ask me again. Hope ye mean on software level, as this laptop is spanking new =) So I am once again stuck at ppp level? Cool =P Thanks Nicolas, Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven / Asmodai ICQ-UIN: 1564317 .:. Ninth Circle Enterprises Network/Security Specialist /==|| FreeBSD and picoBSD, the Power to Serve ||==\ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.0 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNgXa0oY752GnxADpEQJorACgtR+D47xcKKfLeJL0dQf5exSolgwAoJVy Azf82gKoWRB5C4yExfc+zVjl =iPX1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message