Re: Parallel port at wrong address for NIA ???

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From: Andy Blair
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 00:00

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In article <5i7q8q$32@squiznet.demon.co.uk>, Paul Colclough
<paulc@squiznet.demon.co.uk> writes
>Andy Blair (andy@etive.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>: I'm trying to install Red Hat on a laptop using FTP over a parallel port
>: network adaptor. 
>: The problem is that the boot disc dosn't recognise the D-Link DE620 NIA
>: on the parallel port.
>: This is probably because the parallel port is at 0278H and the DE620
>: driver in the kernel is hard coded for a parallel port at 0378H
>: (according to the Ethernet HOWTO).
>: Does this mean I'll have to recompile a kernel for the boot disc on
>: another machine ?
>
>Can't you tell your bios to change the address of the parallel port?
>
No. Its an old 486 laptop and the lpt i\o address is not alterable, I'd
been round that loop :-)

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Andy Blair     andy@etive.demon.co.uk

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