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Started by Andy Blair
Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00
Parallel port at wrong address for NIA ???
Author: Andy Blair
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00
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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 ? Or is there a simpler method ? Thanks in advance Andy -- Andy Blair andy@etive.demon.co.uk
Re: Parallel port at wrong address for NIA ???
Author: Andy Blair
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 00:00
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 :-) -- Andy Blair andy@etive.demon.co.uk
Re: Parallel port at wrong address for NIA ???
Author: Paul Colclough
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 00:00
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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?
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