[Linux-parport] parport_serial and parport_pc detecting issue

Russell Shaw rjshaw at netspace.net.au
Fri Mar 18 10:17:06 EST 2005


Rus V. Brushkoff wrote:
> 	Hi.
> 
>  Begining from the patch-2.6.9 I've noticed some issue concerning
> parport_serial and parport_pc modules. In this patch new PCI ID's were
> added for NetMos chips. 2.6.8.1 correctly detects my EIO 222N-2 2S-1P card
> on the NetMos 9835 chip (two serial and one parallel port), but all
> kernels >= 2.6.9 detects only parallel port on this card and ignores two
> serial ports. If one deletes the 9835 PCI ID from parport_pc.c file the
> serial ports is detected ok again.
>  So there some priority bug - if PCI ID is listed in parport_pc - the
> parport_serial ignores this card in probe path.
> 
> 
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There was a patch a few days ago on this list from Bjorn Helgaas that might
fix that. I haven't tried it yet.



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