[Linux-parport] SparQ drive: 'unknown partition table' + disk ejects.

[Hal Morris]

I've just tried to acces a parallel port SparQ drive using paride on RH9, and 
followed the documentation, i.e.:

insmod paride
insmod epat
insmod pd
The last command resulted in the following in dmesg:

lp0 off-line
pd: pd version 1.05, major 45, cluster 64, nice 0
pda: 0x378 is parport0
pda: epat: port 0x378, mode 0, ccr 0, test=(0,0,0)
pda: epat: port 0x378, mode 1, ccr 40, test=(224,224,448)
pda: epat: port 0x378, mode 2, ccr 0, test=(0,0,0)
pda: epat: port 0x378, mode 3, ccr ff, test=(255,255,510)
pda: epat: port 0x378, mode 4, ccr ff, test=(255,255,510)
pda: epat: port 0x378, mode 5, ccr ff, test=(255,255,510)
pda: Sharing parport0 at 0x378
pda: epat 1.02, Shuttle EPAT chip c6 at 0x378, mode 2 (8-bit), delay 1
pda: , master, -487763968 blocks [-238166M], (60624/60624/60624), removable 
media
pda: Initialise device parameters: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC 
??? TMO
  pda:pda: do_pd_read: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
pda: do_pd_read_drq: status = 0x1d0d0 = SEEK READY BUSY IDNF UNC ??? TMO
  unknown partition table

Also, the door of the drive popped open (there was a disk inside that had been 
used for windows backup long ago), and the system was frozen for a few seconds.

Any experience with this, or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I've done lots of work on UNIX internals, but haven't gotten past following 
various 'cookbook' procedures when it comes to configuring Linux (to give you 
an idea what I would/wouldn't understand).

Thanks,   Hal

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