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Date:      Tue, 01 Dec 1998 23:44:17 -0600
From:      Scott Honey <shoney@symmetricsolutions.com>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: vpo0 driver not displaying or functioning correctly
Message-ID:  <3664D3B1.775483A8@symmetricsolutions.com>
References:  <199812020446.UAA02650@dingo.cdrom.com>

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Mike Smith wrote:

> > The README document for ppbus and LINT configuration file don't
> > tell youto rem out these devices and also doesn't tell you to remove the
> > disable.
>
> It doesn't tell you to remove the other devices because you don't have
> to.  It doesn't tell you to remove the 'disable' because it's assumed
> that anyone actually paying attention will have noticed it already.

If you can get it to work without disabling the other devices I would liketo
see it. Because without disabling the other devices you get these messages
when you boot:

Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppc: parallel port found at 0x378
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppc0 at 0x378 irq 7 on isa
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppc0: SMC
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: FDC37C665GT chipset (EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in
COMPATIBLE mode
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: nlpt0: <generic printer> on ppbus 0
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: nlpt0: Interrupt-driven port
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppi0: <generic parallel i/o> on ppbus 0
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: lppps0: <Pulse per second Timing Interface>
on ppbus 0
Dec    1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus 0

It doesn't even say that the vpo driver is loading and when you try to mount
the scsi device (sd0) it tells you that the Device is not configured. The
ppbus does not detected the zip drive or If it does detect it, it doesn't
configure any devices nodes for it. When I remove the other 4 devices and
leave just the controllers and no devices for ppbus the boot messages are as
follows:

Dec    1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: ppc: parallel port found at 0x378
Dec    1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: ppc0 at 0x378 irq 7 on isa
Dec    1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: ppc0: SMC
Dec    1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: FDC37C665GT chipset (EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in
COMPATIBLE mode
Dec    1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: vpo0: <Iomega VPIO Parallel to SCSI
interface> on ppbus 0
Dec    1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: vpo0: EPP 1.9 mode

Wow, its finally being detected, gee if the ppbus is suppose to detected the
Zip drive with all the other
devices configured, than why doesn't it want to work. Either give me a
logical reason why its not
working in my case or check it out for yourself. Do you even have a parallel
zip drive?

One other thing: People come to these mailing lists to get help, not a
attitude when we do something wrong.

----------------------------------------------------------------
Scott Honey
CEO of Symmetric Solutions, Inc
MCSE and Computer Programmer
shoney@symmetricsolutions.com
http://www.symmetricsolutions.com
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Mike Smith wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>> The README document for ppbus and LINT configuration
file don't
<BR>> tell youto rem out these devices and also doesn't tell you to remove
the
<BR>> disable.

<P>It doesn't tell you to remove the other devices because you don't have
<BR>to.&nbsp; It doesn't tell you to remove the 'disable' because it's
assumed
<BR>that anyone actually paying attention will have noticed it already.</BLOCKQUOTE>
If you can get it to work without disabling the other devices I would liketo
see it. Because without disabling the other devices you get these messages
<BR>when you boot:

<P>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppc: parallel port found
at 0x378
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppc0 at 0x378 irq 7
on isa
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppc0: SMC
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: FDC37C665GT chipset
(EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: nlpt0: &lt;generic
printer> on ppbus 0
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: nlpt0: Interrupt-driven
port
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: ppi0: &lt;generic parallel
i/o> on ppbus 0
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: lppps0: &lt;Pulse per
second Timing Interface> on ppbus 0
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:21:04 synth /kernel: plip0: &lt;PLIP network
interface> on ppbus 0

<P>It doesn't even say that the vpo driver is loading and when you try
to mount the scsi device (sd0) it tells you that the Device is not configured.
The ppbus does not detected the zip drive or If it does detect it, it doesn't
configure any devices nodes for it. When I remove the other 4 devices and
leave just the controllers and no devices for ppbus the boot messages are
as follows:

<P>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: ppc: parallel port found
at 0x378
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: ppc0 at 0x378 irq 7
on isa
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: ppc0: SMC
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: FDC37C665GT chipset
(EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: vpo0: &lt;Iomega VPIO
Parallel to SCSI interface> on ppbus 0
<BR>Dec&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 20:29:34 synth /kernel: vpo0: EPP 1.9 mode

<P>Wow, its finally being detected, gee if the ppbus is suppose to detected
the Zip drive with all the other
<BR>devices configured, than why doesn't it want to work. Either give me
a logical reason why its not
<BR>working in my case or check it out for yourself. Do you even have a
parallel zip drive?

<P>One other thing: People come to these mailing lists to get help, not
a attitude when we do something wrong.

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<BR>Scott Honey
<BR>CEO of Symmetric Solutions, Inc
<BR>MCSE and Computer Programmer
<BR><A HREF="mailto:shoney@symmetricsolutions.com">shoney@symmetricsolutions.com</A>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.symmetricsolutions.com">http://www.symmetricsolutions.com</A>;
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