[EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > As you suggested I gave the append entry : > Image = /boot/kernel-2.4.9 > label = Woody-249 > Root = /dev/hda10 > VGA = 0x31A > append = "hdd=cdrom lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none video=vesa" > > (my lilo as installed looks slightly different but that hasn't created any > problems > on any other machine and shouldn't be the cause here.) > Summary : > Starting lpd : parport0 : detected irq 7 ; use procfs to enable > interrupt > driven operation > continues to occur. > I think that you must have IRQ 7 assigned to the printer port in your bios. If you disable it, in the bios, the above should work. > > > > I would like to ask you about Interrupts and Parport. > > As per the rules who gets Interrupt 7 ? > Is it Parport0 ? it is either the bios or the board. I don't recall if you said the printer port was built onto the board or if you have a seperate card for it. > See above. The printer does not need an IRQ. So that it can be available to other boards (network cards, etc) you can use the append = to none.
If you have many IRQ's to spare, lucky you, yes, you can change the none to 7. I just hate to waste an IRQ on something that doesn't need it. Please _do_not_ Cc me! Send to the list only!! -- Any programming language is at its best before it is implemented and used. _______________________________________________________
