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- This file is intended to help with ATAPI <-> Parallel Port devices on Linux
-
- Before you start, read
-
- http://www.torque.net/parport/paride.html
-
- Make sure that your parallel port device is set up to EPP mode
- from within the BIOS. In many cases it is best to set the PP delay to 0.
-
- Here is a short explanation how to make the FreeCom Traveller work
- in 4x speed on a notebok:
-
- 1.) Set BIOS for parallel port to 'EPP'.
-
- 2.) Load drivers in default mode:
-
- # modprobe paride
- # modprobe <driver for parallel port adaptor>
- # modprobe pg
-
- in case of a FreeCom Traveller this is:
-
- # modprobe paride
- # modprobe friq
- # modprobe pg
-
- 3.) Check kernel log for paride messages:
-
- # dmesg
- ...
- paride: version 1.04 installed
- paride: friq registered as protocol 0
- ...
- parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
- parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
- ...
- pg: pg version 1.02, major 97
- pg0: Sharing parport0 at 0x378
- pg0: friq 1.01, Freecom IQ ASIC-2 adapter at 0x378, mode 4 (EPP-32), delay 1
- pg0: CD-R/RW RW8040A, master
- ...
-
- 4.) load module again but use different parameters:
- 'drive0=IO-Port,Protocol,Unit,Mode,Master/Slave,Delay drive1=...'
- if you have only one drive at the parallel port
- 'drive0=IO-Port,0,0,-1,-1,Delay' e.g. for Delay = 0:
-
- # modprobe -r pg
- # modprobe pg drive0=0x378,0,0,-1,-1,0
-
- 5.) Check for optimum delay using for maximum speed using cdrecord -dummy
-
- 6.) Use the file rc.pp and modify for your needs
-