Re: PCI parallel port card

[Tim Darby <t+dfbsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After playing with various device files, it's looking like this card is just not going to work, at least not without more kernel skills than I have or possibly some imports from FreeBSD.  So, let me ask a different question.  What do you guys use to print to a parallel port printer when your motherboard doesn't have a built-in port?  Can I solve this by using a USB to parallel port converter?

Tim

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Tim Darby <t+dfbsd@timdarby.net> wrote:

I installed an I/O Future PP210 two parallel port PCI card and it's not being recognized (DF 2.9.1 master).  I get this in dmesg:

pci4: <simple comms, parallel port> (vendor 0x9710, dev 0x9865) at device 6.0 irq 7

pci4: <simple comms, parallel port> (vendor 0x9710, dev 0x9865) at device 6.2 irq 5

It's based on the NetMOS 9865 chip.  I'm guessing I just need to make an entry for it somewhere and rebuild the kernel (pcidev?).

Here's the output of pciconf:

none4@pci0:4:6:0: class=0x070103 card=0x2000a000 chip=0x98659710 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00

    vendor     = 'MosChip Semiconductors (Was: Netmos Technology)'

    device     = '?? PCI Serial Port X2'

    class      = simple comms

    subclass   = parallel port

none5@pci0:4:6:2: class=0x070103 card=0x2000a000 chip=0x98659710 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00

    vendor     = 'MosChip Semiconductors (Was: Netmos Technology)'

    device     = '?? PCI Serial Port X2'

    class      = simple comms

    subclass   = parallel port

Tim