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Date:      Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:06:32 +0100
From:      Paul van der Zwan <paulz@trantor.xs4all.nl>
To:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Parallel port gone missing (extra info)
Message-ID:  <200001272206.XAA00935@trantor.xs4all.nl>

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In message <200001272152.WAA00762@trantor.xs4all.nl>, Paul van der Zwan wrote:
>
>I just notice my par. port is no longer detected. A kernel built on Jan 21st
>fails to detect my par. port which has worked fine so far.
>In /var/log/messages I get the following:
>
>Jan 27 22:29:53 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: ppc0: parallel port found at 0x3bc
>Jan 27 22:29:53 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range
>
>When doing a boot -v.
>An older kernel booted Jan 13th showed the following :
>Jan 13 21:08:47 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: ppc0 at port 0x3bc-0x3c3 irq 7 on isa0
>Jan 13 21:08:47 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: isa_compat: didn't get ports for ppc
>Jan 13 21:08:47 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
>Jan 13 21:08:47 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: lpt0: <generic printer> on ppbus0
>Jan 13 21:08:47 <kern.crit> trantor /kernel: lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
>
>Rebooting the older kernel brings back my port so I doubt it's a hardware 
>problem. Any hints on tracing the reason for it not being detected ??
>

Some extra info , the MB is a Chaintech 5TDM2, changing biossettings from EPP 
to ECP/EPP does not help.

	Paul

-- 
Paul van der Zwan		paulz @ trantor.xs4all.nl
"I think I'll move to theory, everything works in theory..."




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