Re: 2.1.10[56] parallel port problems - starts with 2.1.104

Derrik (dpates@kalifornia.com)
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 01:03:23 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Henrik Storner wrote:

> That I can use interrupt-driven mode is actually an improvement - until
> now, that mode has always been 100% broken with my system. And indeed,
> the patch does include a note that the interrupt handling was modified
> to cater for a "buggy handshake" on some HP and Epson printers.
>
> >The printer is an Epson Color Stylus II.
>
> The parallel port is built into the motherboard, an FIC PA-2007 using
> the VIA VP2 chipset. The BIOS setup of the parallel port is
> * I/O port 0x378, IRQ 7
> * EPP/SPP mode
> * EPP type 1.9

Try using EPP 1.7 mode. Or, maybe turn off EPP more altogether and try
straight bidi mode, or maybe PS/2 parallel port mode if your BIOS supports
it.

Derrik Pates
dpates@kalifornia.com
dpates@acm.org

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