http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/113856 *** old/src/share/man/man4/lp.4 Tue Jan 26 23:43:37 1999 --- new/src/share/man/man4/lp.4 Tue Jan 26 23:52:16 1999 *************** *** 227,229 **** --- 227,246 ---- Polling timeouts are controlled by counting loop iterations rather than timers, and so are dependent on CPU speed. This is somewhat stabilised by the need to perform (slow) ISA bus cycles to actually read the port. + .Sh BUGS seen by jhs@ & garyj@ with 3.1 (or was it 3.0) + jhs@ + .in +2 + park (Pentium/P54C 200MHz) crashes as gateway between ed2 & lp0, + feeding both {lapa (p5 133M) & lapt (33M 486)} + park bios settings: + EPP : crashes + ECP DMA 1 : running + ECP DMA 3 : crashes + SPP : crashes, Page Fault, /var/crash/kernel.5 + ECP/EPP, ECP Mode uses DMA 3 : Silent hang + .in -2 + gary + .in +2 + lapa crashed garys new fast box, can't remembe what mode his parallel was in, + didnt seem to crash with the new ppbus/ppc0 (remove disable) current lp driver, only with old. + .in -2 ========== http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=113856 >Category: kern >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >Synopsis: PLIP (parallel port IP) dead on 6.2, dead since prob. 4.11 >Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 19 16:00:08 GMT 2007 The next patch is made against 6.1-src, I jhs@ did the test between a 4.11-libretto & a Dell Latitude XPi P133ST http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/ booted fron 6.2-RELEASE The same cable & 2 hosts worked mioinutes before on 4.11. Thus 6.2 is dead. *** old/src/share/man/man4/lp.4.old Tue Jun 19 17:05:22 2007 --- new/src/share/man/man4/lp.4 Tue Jun 19 17:16:48 2007 *************** *** 39,45 **** .Dt LP 4 .Sh NAME .Nm lp ! .Nd printer port Internet Protocol driver .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm ifconfig .Ar plip0 --- 39,45 ---- .Dt LP 4 .Sh NAME .Nm lp ! .Nd Broken printer port Internet Protocol driver .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm ifconfig .Ar plip0 *************** *** 50,55 **** --- 50,72 ---- .Cd "device plip" .Cd "device ppc" .Sh DESCRIPTION + .ft B + This is broken on 6.2-RELEASE. Last seen working on 4.11-RELEASE. + .br + .ft R + .in +2 + .nf + Reported By "Julian Stacey" , + Confirmed By ghozzy + http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200706081556.l58FuQpn028946 + http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/#plip + Message-id: <200706091602.l59G2psm042173@fire.jhs.private> + List-id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD + List-archive: + Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:02:51 +0200 + .in -2 + .fi + The .Nm driver allows a PC parallel printer port to be used as a ============= Summary: still dead on 6.2 & 7.0BETA4 (lapd is BETA3, but norb was BETA4 for last few attempts). From owner-freebsd-current@@freebsd.org Tue Dec 11 04:10:38 2007 Message-Id: <200712110233.lBB2XAtl090250@@fire.js.berklix.net> To: current@@freebsd.org From: "Julian Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich/Muenchen. User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/cv/ Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:33:10 +0100 Cc: ghozzy@@gmail.com Subject: PLIP - Parallel IP - does it still work ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: owner-freebsd-current@@freebsd.org Errors-To: owner-freebsd-current@@freebsd.org Hi current@@ Has anyone used PLIP - Parallel IP on any of FreeBSD- 5,6,7 ? I last saw it working on 4.11-RELEASE, ghozzy@@gmail.com saw it fail too http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/#plip A laptop here: Dell Latitude XPi P133ST http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/#hosts has problems with 7.0BETA4 on all of pcmcia cdrom, pcmcia ep0 ether, & ATA geom/ MBR (wont accept 2nd partition so cant store 7.0 cdrom files on 2nd partition), so Ive been trying PLIP - No luck. ( If PLIP doesnt work I only have 2 options left: SLIP or rip the drive out & install on another host, & hope the BIOS's compatible on disk layout. ) Julian - -- Julian Stacey. Munich Consultant: BSD Unix Linux. http://www.berklix.com Ihr Rauch=mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump cigs 4 snuff. _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@@freebsd.org" From jhs@@fire.js.berklix.net Tue Dec 11 21:30:40 2007 To: current@@freebsd.org, ghozzy@gmail.com cc: "Poul-Henning Kamp" , Oliver Fromme Subject: Re: PLIP - Parallel IP - does it still work ? In-reply-to: <30984.1197357342@@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <30984.1197357342@@critter.freebsd.dk> Comments: In-reply-to "Poul-Henning Kamp" message dated "Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:15:42 +0000." Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:30:40 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Oliver Fromme wrote: > FWIW, I also noticed that PLIP seems to work best when > both machines are about the same speed. If you can't > get it to work between a very fast machine and a slow > one, then I suggest you try a different machine (if > possible) that is of similar speed as the other one. Thanks. I started with a similar slow server "lapl" which the 7.0BETA3 installer on install client "norb" failed to contact, then I switched to a fast server "fire" that also failed. Hosts "lapa" & "lapl" below work, so a reference to test PL-IP links with: HOST RELEASE PROCESSOR fire 6.2 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ (2010.06-MHz K8-class CPU) lapa 4.11 Pentium II/Pentium II Xeon/Celeron (267.27-MHz 686-class CPU) lapd 7.0-BETA3 Pentium/P55C (166-MHz 586 CPU) (no ppc yet, config prob) lapl 4.11 Pentium/P55C (120.27-MHz 586-class CPU) loft 6.2 Pentium II/Pentium II Xeon/Celeron (334.09-MHz 686-class CPU) norb 7.0-BETA3 Intel Pentium (P54C) (586-class), 133.65 MHz, id 0x52c Links: lapa-loft, & fire-lapl dont work. ( Host fire (X server) display same sticky mouse latency I've seen previously on a working FreeBSD plip/slip though, so some activity on that cable, it's trying even if not a working IP link. (No lpd of course, 3 PLIP cables, all tested OK on lapa-lapl) I think PLIP in much or all of FreeBSD-[5-7].* is defective. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=113856 http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/share/man/man4/lp.4.REL=ALL.diff http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/share/man/man4/plip.4.send-pr.ignore http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/jhs/sys/dev/ppbus/if_plip.c.REL=ALL.diff Probably time `man plip` is marked as Dead, until fixed. "Poul-Henning Kamp" wrote: > PLIP is sensitive to cpu clock speeds, you may have to extend the > loops somewhat in order to give all the EMC/EMI protection time to > pass the signals. Thanks, Some time I'll hope to look in /usr/src/sys/ dev/ppc & modules/ppc if no one else does. - - -- Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. http://www.berklix.com Ihr Rauch = mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. 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