OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Hardware
PCI Parallel Port card install -- need info
R.M. Klippstein:
walking_x, Thank you VERY much for the information, its getting me closer to a working printer port, I think! I've checked out the PCI card in Windows and it works with a Laser printer connected to the LPT:1 port. I still havn't been able to get eCS to install the card and LPT port. I do have PRINT01.SYS version 10.070 installed. There was no PCIDEV.TBL in \OS2\BOOT so I created one using my cards Vendor and Device numbers.
4651,7073,p1,e1 -- but that didn't worl.
I don't understand you're statment "In PRINT01.SYS there is no string PCIDEV.TBL" I guess I don't know how to edit PRINT01.SYS to see if it contains that entry. Maybe I should be editing it with a Hex editor? I'm going to experiment with Viet's Setpci.exe and see if that possibly works.
It looks like there is no install of the "Multifunction Adapter".
Thanks again for the help and hope you might have a little more insight into this problem.
klipp
walking_x:
Version 10.070 have string PCIDEV.TBL inside, so it have support for this file.
I googled your PCI ID and found what it have serial port on first address (EC00h) and parallel on second (E080h).
You can try this line:
4651,7073,s,p
And - pcidev.tbl attached to this post ;)
R.M. Klippstein:
Hi Walking_x, Thanks for the latest info and PCIDEV.tbl, I set it up like you said and it looks like it does install LPT:1 port. Using the SysInfo/2 program the system tab says no printer port was installed, however going over to the Printers tab it says the printer was installed. But unfortunatly the printer connected to the port has no response. This does work on another older box with a Printer port installed on the motherboard. This Motherboard (Asus M4A88TD) has no option in the bios for printer ports, I don't know if this is a problem or not.
Is it possible I have to specify the (EO80h) address in the PCIDEV.tbl file?
Thanks again for all you're help.
klipp
walking_x:
I tried it on my netmos - it works! :)
1. Add /V key and remove /IRQ key from PRINT01.SYS
I.e. PRINT01.SYS /V
It will show adresses and irqs on boot...
2. Remove ACPI.PSD from config.sys :)
Not sure about David`s versions, but with Pasha`s 3.16:
* in APIC - driver cannot see card because "no interrupt" in PCI data (ACPI.PSD filters it, I think)
* in PIC - system hangs before PM (may be this is my card's bug, it shows IRQ 0)
Without ACPI.PSD - printer works fine :)
You can make two config.sys files, for example and select it from loader menu (QSINIT or OS/4)... Or, may be - David`s version fixes something...
R.M. Klippstein:
walking_x, You are a GENIUS!¡!¡ It works like a charm now --- Thank you again and AGAIN!
klipp
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