Re: [Sheflug] Parallel IDE CD-ROM frustrations

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On 7 Feb 2001, Alex Hudson wrote:

> Will's addresses are correct; but I don't think the parallel port will
> necessarily show up in /proc/ioports all the time. Make sure (if you
> have parallel support compiled as a module) that lsmod shows the parport
> module loaded. Also check for the existance of /proc/sys/dev/parport/.

The parport will not show up in /proc/ioports if the parport_pc modules
are not loaded, but whatever is using that port should be in there, which
could give an indication as to why the parport isn't working.


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