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Gerhard Jaeger wrote:

>Hi,
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>On Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2003 22:55, Mark Grieveson wrote:
>[SNIPSNAP]
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>>. . .as opposed to [parport_pc pt_drv]  The lamp in the scanner lights
>>up, but the command scanimage -L returns that no scanners have been
>>found.  I have recompiled the kernel to eliminate IEEE 1284 support, but
>>it still gives the same error.  The readout from syslog is:
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>>...kernel:  ***************************************
>>...kernel:  pt_drv: init_module( )
>>...kernel:  pt_drv : driver version 0.42-10
>>...kernel:  ProcFsInitialize( )
>>...kernel:  ptdrvInit (0)
>>...kernel:  ScanData = 0xd1c18000
>>...kernel:  Using fast I/O
>>...kernel:  Requested port at 0x378
>>...kernel:  Requested port (0x378) found
>>...kernel:  Port mode reported:  (0x0047)
>>...kernel:  Port for device 0 registered
>>...kernel:  ptdrvOpen(port=0x378)
>>...kernel:  Try to claim the parport
>>...kernel:  parpost-modi:  SPP PS/2 EPP EPP(ECP) PS/2(ECP)
>>    
>>
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>!!!! Here is the problem, please check your BIOS settings, if nothing helps,
>try and set the BIOS parport-setting to SPP. In the line above, at least no
>ECP should appear !!!!
>
>Gerhard
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Hello Gerhard,
Thanks for your email response to my question.  I have checked my BIOS 
settings, and the parallel port mode is set on PS/2.  The only other 
setting is AT.  Perhaps I need to update my BIOS.  I have a Dell 
OpticPlex GX1, 450 Mb, BIOS version A10.  I don't know much about 
updating BIOS.  But I do think you're right, that somehow I need to 
alter the mode setting.