Re: [PARPORT] /dev/pg0 doesn't exist on RH after insmod pg


Zach Pardos (security@solarweb.com)
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:58:04 -0600


grant@torque.net wrote:

> > After executing the following
> > # insmod paride
> > paride: version 1.02 installed
> > # insmod epat
> > paride: epat registered as protocol 0
> > # insmod pg
> > pg: pg version 1.02s, major 97
> > pg0: epat 1.01, Shuttle EPAT chip c6 at 0x378, mode 0 (4-bit), delay 1
> > pg0: HP CD-Writer+ 7100, slave
> > # cdrecord speed=2 dev=0,0 -dummy /usr/local/img/file.bin
> > Cdrecord release 1.6.1 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jörg Schilling
> > scsidev: '0,0'
> > scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
> > cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg0'.
> >
> > The pg modules evidentally loads fine and identifies my HP accurately,
> > however, why don't I have a /dev/pg0?
> > Sugestions appreciated.
>
> You have more serious problems. You will not be able to make a CD
> in mode 0. Please check the CMOS settings for your parallel port and
> set it to "EPP" mode (do not select any mode mentioning "ECP"). If you
> can't do that, try "bidirectional" or "PS/2" mode. Read the documentation
> in Documentation/paride.txt or at http://www.torque.net/parport/paride.html
> for information about the 'delay' setting and force it to zero if you
> can.
>
> If you haven't already created the /dev/pg0 device node - follow the
> instructions to do that too ;-)
>
> And, finally, if you have problems, please follow the directions and
> send us some dmesg output when you load pg with verbose=1.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Grant R. Guenther grant@torque.net
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I will try that with 2.2.6, as my current 2.0.36 kernel was installed via rpm.
The purpose of this message is to "report" a succesful CD creationg in mode
0/ECP at speed=1. I had gotten errors when trying to write with many high
memory load programs such as X and netscape running in the background, however
when cdrecord1.8 was run at the console with out X up, it ran flawlessly.
ICQ 4824402

Zach Pardos
Solarweb Development

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