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Linux Kernel Upwards-Compatibility Deficiencies
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (GERALD HOOPER)
Thu Jul 15 04:59:32 1999
From: "GERALD HOOPER" <ghphpr@tesco.net>
To: <lm@sgi.com>
Cc: <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>, <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>,
<chaffee@plateau.cs.berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:16:40 -0700
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Hi Larry
I am not an expert in the internal of kernel device drivers but I need =
to contact someone who is and who can help me. The help desk staff at =
RedHat do not seem to have the necessary levels of expertise to sort out =
what is a very real problem with the linux kernels and in particular the =
differences between 2.0.36-0.7 (Linux 5.2) and 2.2.5-15 (Linux 6.0). My =
problem is that the kernels do not seem to be upwardly compatible.
I have a system which uses a modern BX board with built in AIC 7895 scsi =
controllers on which I have three scci 4.3 scci disks mounted. I also =
have an LS120 drive with a standard floppy. The reason for my upgrading =
from 5.2 to 6.0 was because of timeout problems on the scci bus where =
the 2.0.36 kernel keeps resetting after a timeout. The 6.0 system =
appears to be better in this respect but using the 2.2.5-15 kernel gives =
rise to more serious problems namely that the parallel port does not =
appear to have been configured in the kernel and I cannot gain access to =
my LS120 drive because it is not prperly detected by the system.
The essential fault appears to lie in the specification of the =
/proc/devices directory which is a virtual file system which forms part =
of the kernel. If you examine this directory on both the 2.0.36-07 =
(Linux Version 5.2) and 2.2.5-15 (Linux Version 6.0) kernels you will =
see that they are very different and that the key 'lp' item is missing =
from the 2.2.5-15 kernel. The label for the 'lp' item is 6 which I =
believe to be the major port number in the 'major minor' number port =
identifier sequence. The way in which the /proc directory is used by the =
rest of the system is critical but I have yet to find any documentation =
on this. To put matters right you would need to rebuild the kernel but =
Redhat do not provide the means to do this or of copies of the make =
files from which the kernels were originally constructed, so that their =
construction can be verified against their specification.=20
Doing a cat on the /proc/devices virtual directory for kernel 2.2.5-15=20
gave the following results
Character devices: Block devices:
1 mem 1 ramdisk
2 pty 2 fd
3 ttyp 3 ide0
4 ttyS 8 sd
5 cua 9 md
7 vcs 22 ide1
10 misc
29 fb
36 netlink
128 ptm
136 pts
The corresponding values for the 2.0.36-07 kernel were
Character devices: Block devices:
1 mem 1 ramdisk
2 pty 2 fd
3 ttyp 3 ide0
4 ttyp 8 sd
5 cua 9 md
6 lp 22 ide1
7 vcs
10 misc
While the Block devices are the same the Character Devices differ =
significantly
I attach a copy of my correspondence with the RedHat Help desk
Thanks
Gerry Hooper
ghphpr@tesco.net
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<DIV>Hi Larry</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am not an expert in the internal of kernel device drivers but I =
need to=20
contact someone who is and who can help me. The help desk staff at =
RedHat do not=20
seem to have the necessary levels of expertise to sort out what is a =
very real=20
problem with the linux kernels and in particular the differences between =
2.0.36-0.7 (Linux 5.2) and 2.2.5-15 (Linux 6.0). My problem is that the =
kernels=20
do not seem to be upwardly compatible.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have a system which uses a modern BX board with built in AIC 7895 =
scsi=20
controllers on which I have three scci 4.3 scci disks mounted. I also =
have an=20
LS120 drive with a standard floppy. The reason for my upgrading from 5.2 =
to 6.0=20
was because of timeout problems on the scci bus where the 2.0.36 kernel =
keeps=20
resetting after a timeout. The 6.0 system appears to be better in this =
respect=20
but using the 2.2.5-15 kernel gives rise to more serious problems namely =
that=20
the parallel port does not appear to have been configured in the kernel =
and I=20
cannot gain access to my LS120 drive because it is not prperly detected =
by the=20
system.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The essential fault appears to lie =
in the=20
specification of the /proc/devices directory which is a virtual file =
system=20
which forms part of the kernel. If you examine this directory on both =
the=20
2.0.36-07 (Linux Version 5.2) and 2.2.5-15 (Linux Version 6.0) kernels =
you will=20
see that they are very different and that the key 'lp' item is =
missing from=20
the 2.2.5-15 kernel. The label for the 'lp' item is 6 which I believe to =
be the=20
major port number in the 'major minor' number port identifier sequence. =
The way=20
in which the /proc directory is used by the rest of the system is =
critical but I=20
have yet to find any documentation on this. To put matters right you =
would need=20
to rebuild the kernel but Redhat do not provide the means to do this or =
of=20
copies of the make files from which the kernels were originally =
constructed, so=20
that their construction can be verified against their specification.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doing a cat on the /proc/devices =
virtual directory=20
for kernel 2.2.5-15 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>gave the following =
results<BR><BR>Character=20
devices: Block devices:<BR> 1=20
mem &nbs=
p;=20
1 ramdisk<BR> 2=20
pty &nbs=
p; =20
2 fd<BR> 3=20
ttyp &nb=
sp; =20
3 ide0<BR> 4=20
ttyS &nb=
sp; =20
8 sd<BR> 5=20
cua &nbs=
p; =20
9 md<BR> 7=20
vcs &nbs=
p; =20
22 ide1<BR> 10 misc<BR> 29 fb<BR> 36 netlink<BR>128 =
ptm<BR>136=20
pts<BR><BR><BR>The corresponding values for the 2.0.36-07 kernel=20
were<BR><BR>Character devices: Block =
devices:<BR> 1=20
mem &nbs=
p; =20
1 ramdisk<BR> 2=20
pty &nbs=
p; =20
2 fd<BR> 3=20
ttyp &nb=
sp; =20
3 ide0<BR> 4=20
ttyp &nb=
sp; =20
8 sd<BR> 5=20
cua &nbs=
p; 9=20
md<BR> 6=20
lp  =
; 22=20
ide1<BR> 7 vcs<BR> 10 misc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While the Block devices are the same=20
the Character Devices differ significantly</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I attach a copy of my correspondence with the RedHat Help =
desk</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gerry Hooper</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"mailto:ghphpr@tesco.net">ghphpr@tesco.net</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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Mounting LS120 drives using 6.0 kernel</TD></TR><TR><TD><U>Your Previous =
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On v5.2 I mount my LS120 drive OK<BR>=0A=
This uses an msdos filesystem supported by the 2.0.36 kernel<BR>=0A=
e.g. mount /dev/hdd /mnt/floppy2<BR>=0A=
works OK using an msdos filesystem<BR>=0A=
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On v6.0 I cannot mount my LS120 drive because the 2.2.5-15 does not =
support the msdos filesystem. On boot the hdd device is linked to the =
LS120 drive as shown by the screen text but non of the filesystems can =
be used to mount the drive.<BR>=0A=
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e.g non of these commands work<BR>=0A=
mount /dev/hdd /mnt/floppy2<BR>=0A=
mount -t ext2 /dev/hdd /mnt/floppy2<BR>=0A=
mount -t msdos /dev/hdd /mnt/floppy2<BR>=0A=
mount -t umsdos /dev/hdd /mnt/floppy2<BR>=0A=
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How would you suggest that I proceed to mount my LS120 under the =
2.2.5-15 kernel?<BR>=0A=
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Thank You<BR>=0A=
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ghphpr@tesco.net<BR>=0A=
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At 6/21/99 5:28 PM you wrote - Thanks for your response Marty<BR>=0A=
My apologies if you get this twice throgh a newer incident report<BR>=0A=
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I have only just found the update botton on your screen<BR>=0A=
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I have tried your suggestions as per original response <BR>=0A=
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Both the msdos.o and vfat.o files are contained in the<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs directory as you suggested.<BR>=0A=
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However when I tried<BR>=0A=
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mount -t vfat /dev/hdd /dev/floppy2<BR>=0A=
I get the message<BR>=0A=
fs type vfat not supported by kernel<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
also when I try<BR>=0A=
mount -t msdos /dev/hdd /dev/floppy2<BR>=0A=
I get the corresponding message<BR>=0A=
fs type msdos not supported by kernel<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
We are therefore back to square one.<BR>=0A=
How do you suggest that I proceed ?<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Gerry Hooper<BR>=0A=
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ghphpr@tesco.net<BR>=0A=
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At 6/22/99 2:53 AM you wrote - I tried your suggestion to use<BR>=0A=
#insmod vfat<BR>=0A=
as root login: It did not work<BR>=0A=
I attach file showing result.<BR>=0A=
This file obtained by <BR>=0A=
#insmod vfat 2>> /tmp/gherr<BR>=0A=
Icould not mount a floppy under 2.2.5-15 kernel<BR>=0A=
Neither could I use my printer using the lpr command<BR>=0A=
I also could not produce printer output using<BR>=0A=
cat /tmp/gherr >> ttyS1<BR>=0A=
which is my printer port<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I believe that the 2.2.5-15 kernel is a very sick beast<BR>=0A=
On boot up it does not recognise my printer by getting the hardware to =
respond<BR>=0A=
Also on boot up it does not perform a partition check on hdd<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
All of these things work ok on my original kernel 2.0.36<BR>=0A=
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The file attached has been obtained by mounting the 2.0.36 kernel and =
then copying the file gherr to a mounted floppy.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
This actual communication comes to you through my dual boot Windows 98 =
facilities<BR>=0A=
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If I had to put my finger on the problems that exist with the 2.2.5-15 =
kernel I would look at the bits which mount the harware and check out =
the system during initialisation i.e at the init process<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Please find attached the gherr file contents<BR>=0A=
The file attachment did not appear to work on your system so I am =
resending this again<BR>=0A=
At 6/22/99 2:58 PM you wrote - Hi Marty<BR>=0A=
I could not get the' add file attachment' mechanism attached to this =
system to work.It generated a message saying contact supervisor. I =
therefore sent you the error files through the RedHat sup-manager Email =
connection.<BR>=0A=
Basically the 2.2.5-15 Kernel only generates error messages from a =
command such as<BR>=0A=
#insmod vfat <BR>=0A=
(see Gherr file)<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
or <BR>=0A=
#insmod msdos<BR>=0A=
(see Gherr2 file)<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
My lpr utility also does not work<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
During boot up the kernel does not perform the same check actions that =
are carried out by the 2.0.36-37 kernel<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
As stated above I believe that the errors in the 2.2.5-15 kernel are in =
its use of the init process and that they are fatal !!<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Perhaps you could get your development team to try them out on a similar =
architecture to my own?<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Thanks <BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
GerryAt 6/23/99 0:30 AM you wrote - Hi Marty<BR>=0A=
Thanks for your latest advice<BR>=0A=
I will try them out later to-doday<BR>=0A=
I did send you the error file through your sup-manager by Email<BR>=0A=
I have hand copied the vfat one below<BR>=0A=
The error file for msdos is very similar<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_read_super_R7101628c<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_date_unix2dos_R83fb36a1<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_read_inode_Rf23f0483<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_put_inode_R00b60105<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_dir_operations_R060b8452<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_put_super_R6cc696f2<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_fs_panic_R240a9fc6<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_unlock_creation_R9e32cc5b<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_get_entry_R57ed075c<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_brelse_R2190b516<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_add_cluster_R71aedf1a<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_delete_inode_R6499d474<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_mark_buffer_dirty_R3a53e527<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_notify_change_Re08c2a5f<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_esc2uni_Rdf8b5a1e<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_write_inode_Rc75806f3<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_lock_creation_R4d85e995<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_scan_R84c7a6b4<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_cache_inval_inode_R173fe278<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_statfs_Rf5ee95c8<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/preferred/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_readdirx_Rd5f12b92<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Hope this helps you to sort out the problems with the 2.2.5-15 kernel<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Gerry<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
At 6/23/99 6:10 AM you wrote - HI MARTY<BR>=0A=
You were correct to pick up my typo error in my last input to you<BR>=0A=
/dev/ttyS1 should have read /dev/lp1<BR>=0A=
My apologies for the typing mistake<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I have tried out what you have suggested and the problems remain<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
When using kernel 2.2.5<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
cat file > /dev/lp0<BR>=0A=
cat file > /dev/lp1<BR>=0A=
cat file > /dev/lp2<BR>=0A=
cat file | lpr<BR>=0A=
all generate the same error message which is<BR>=0A=
bash: ........ Operation not supported by device<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
When using kernel 2.0.36<BR>=0A=
cat file > /dev/lp1<BR>=0A=
cat file | lpr<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
work ok.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Now to the hdd problem<BR>=0A=
I copy now my /etc/fstab file for you to look at<BR>=0A=
I believe that this is ok<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdb3 / ext2 defaults =
1 1<BR>=0A=
/dev/sda2 /boot ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdb5 /home ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdc3 /hoop ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdb6 /opt ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdb2 /usr ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdc2 /usr/src ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdc1 /var ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sdc4 /work ext2 defaults =
1 2<BR>=0A=
/dev/sda3 swap swap defaults =
0 0<BR>=0A=
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy ext2 noauto =
0 0<BR>=0A=
/dev/hdd<TAB><TAB>/mnt/floppy2<TAB><TAB>ext2<TAB>noauto,user<TAB>0 0<BR>=0A=
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro =
0 0<BR>=0A=
none /proc proc defaults =
0 0<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
There are however significant difference in the /var/dmesg files which =
are created by the two kernels. I therefore attach them now for your =
inspection and comments<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
The first file is for kernel 2.0.36<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Memory: sized by int13 0e801h<BR>=0A=
Console: 16 point font, 400 scans<BR>=0A=
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25, 1 virtual console (max 63)<BR>=0A=
pcibios_init : BIOS32 Service Directory structure at 0x000fab20<BR>=0A=
pcibios_init : BIOS32 Service Directory entry at 0xfafa0<BR>=0A=
pcibios_init : PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafd0<BR>=0A=
Probing PCI hardware.<BR>=0A=
Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 331.78 BogoMIPS<BR>=0A=
Memory: 127568k/131072k available (748k kernel code, 384k reserved, =
2164k data)<BR>=0A=
Swansea University Computer Society NET3.035 for Linux 2.0<BR>=0A=
NET3: Unix domain sockets 0.13 for Linux NET3.035.<BR>=0A=
Swansea University Computer Society TCP/IP for NET3.034<BR>=0A=
IP Protocols: IGMP, ICMP, UDP, TCP<BR>=0A=
Linux IP multicast router 0.07.<BR>=0A=
VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_5.6.0 initialized<BR>=0A=
Checking 386/387 coupling... Ok, fpu using exception 16 error =
reporting.<BR>=0A=
Checking 'hlt' instruction... Ok.<BR>=0A=
Linux version 2.0.36 (root@porky.redhat.com) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 =
Tue Oct 13 22:17:11 EDT 1998<BR>=0A=
Starting kswapd v 1.4.2.2 <BR>=0A=
Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled<BR>=0A=
tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq =3D 4) is a 16550A<BR>=0A=
tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq =3D 3) is a 16550A<BR>=0A=
PS/2 auxiliary pointing device detected -- driver installed.<BR>=0A=
Real Time Clock Driver v1.09<BR>=0A=
Ramdisk driver initialized : 16 ramdisks of 4096K size<BR>=0A=
ide: i82371 PIIX (Triton) on PCI bus 0 function 57<BR>=0A=
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007<BR>=0A=
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f<BR>=0A=
hdb: ATAPI CDROM, ATAPI CDROM drive<BR>=0A=
hdd: LS-120 CSMO 05 UHD Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY drive<BR>=0A=
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14<BR>=0A=
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15<BR>=0A=
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M<BR>=0A=
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077<BR>=0A=
md driver 0.36.3 MAX_MD_DEV=3D4, MAX_REAL=3D8<BR>=0A=
scsi : 0 hosts.<BR>=0A=
scsi : detected total.<BR>=0A=
Partition check:<BR>=0A=
hdd: 123264kB, 963/8/32 CHS, 533 kBps, 512 sector size, 720 rpm<BR>=0A=
hdd: no media in the drive<BR>=0A=
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0<BR>=0A=
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).<BR>=0A=
(scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI =
12/0<BR>=0A=
(scsi0) Wide Channel A, SCSI ID=3D7, 32/255 SCBs<BR>=0A=
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 404 instructions downloaded<BR>=0A=
(scsi1) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI =
12/1<BR>=0A=
(scsi1) Wide Channel B, SCSI ID=3D7, 32/255 SCBs<BR>=0A=
(scsi1) Downloading sequencer code... 404 instructions downloaded<BR>=0A=
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) =
5.1.2/3.2.4<BR>=0A=
<Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter><BR>=0A=
scsi1 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) =
5.1.2/3.2.4<BR>=0A=
<Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter><BR>=0A=
scsi : 2 hosts.<BR>=0A=
Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A<BR>=0A=
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02<BR>=0A=
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0<BR>=0A=
Vendor: IBM Model: DDRS-34560 Rev: S97B<BR>=0A=
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02<BR>=0A=
Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0<BR>=0A=
Vendor: IBM Model: DDRS-34560 Rev: S97B<BR>=0A=
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02<BR>=0A=
Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0<BR>=0A=
(scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 40.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.<BR>=0A=
SCSI device sda: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8467200 [4134 MB] =
[4.1 GB]<BR>=0A=
sda: sda1 sda2 sda3<BR>=0A=
(scsi0:0:5:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.<BR>=0A=
SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8925000 [4357 MB] =
[4.4 GB]<BR>=0A=
sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 < sdb5 sdb6 ><BR>=0A=
(scsi0:0:6:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.<BR>=0A=
SCSI device sdc: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8925000 [4357 MB] =
[4.4 GB]<BR>=0A=
sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sdc3 sdc4<BR>=0A=
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.<BR>=0A=
Trying to unmount old root ... okay<BR>=0A=
Adding Swap: 130748k swap-space (priority -1)<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
The second file is for kernel 2.2.5-15<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Linux version 2.2.5-15 (root@porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc version =
egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Apr 19 23:00:46 =
EDT 1999<BR>=0A=
Detected 332503754 Hz processor.<BR>=0A=
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25<BR>=0A=
Calibrating delay loop... 331.78 BogoMIPS<BR>=0A=
Memory: 127816k/131072k available (996k kernel code, 412k reserved, =
1572k data, 60k init)<BR>=0A=
VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized<BR>=0A=
CPU: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 01<BR>=0A=
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error =
reporting.<BR>=0A=
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.<BR>=0A=
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX<BR>=0A=
mtrr: v1.26 (19981001) Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)<BR>=0A=
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfafd0<BR>=0A=
PCI: Using configuration type 1<BR>=0A=
PCI: Probing PCI hardware<BR>=0A=
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2<BR>=0A=
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039<BR>=0A=
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.<BR>=0A=
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0<BR>=0A=
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP<BR>=0A=
Initializing RT netlink socket<BR>=0A=
Starting kswapd v 1.5 <BR>=0A=
Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.<BR>=0A=
Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ =
enabled<BR>=0A=
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq =3D 4) is a 16550A<BR>=0A=
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq =3D 3) is a 16550A<BR>=0A=
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured<BR>=0A=
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9)<BR>=0A=
Real Time Clock Driver v1.09<BR>=0A=
RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size<BR>=0A=
PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39<BR>=0A=
PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later<BR>=0A=
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio<BR>=0A=
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio<BR>=0A=
hdb: ATAPI CDROM, ATAPI CDROM drive<BR>=0A=
hdd: LS-120 CSMO 05 UHD Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY drive<BR>=0A=
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14<BR>=0A=
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15<BR>=0A=
hdb: ATAPI 36X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache<BR>=0A=
Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.54<BR>=0A=
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M<BR>=0A=
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077<BR>=0A=
md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=3D256, MAX_REAL=3D12<BR>=0A=
raid5: measuring checksumming speed<BR>=0A=
raid5: using high-speed MMX checksum routine<BR>=0A=
pII_mmx : 809.244 MB/sec<BR>=0A=
p5_mmx : 784.098 MB/sec<BR>=0A=
8regs : 573.024 MB/sec<BR>=0A=
32regs : 411.480 MB/sec<BR>=0A=
using fastest function: pII_mmx (809.244 MB/sec)<BR>=0A=
scsi : 0 hosts.<BR>=0A=
scsi : detected total.<BR>=0A=
md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) =3D 4096<BR>=0A=
Partition check:<BR>=0A=
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0<BR>=0A=
autodetecting RAID arrays<BR>=0A=
autorun ...<BR>=0A=
... autorun DONE.<BR>=0A=
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).<BR>=0A=
(scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI =
12/0<BR>=0A=
(scsi0) Wide Channel A, SCSI ID=3D7, 32/255 SCBs<BR>=0A=
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 374 instructions downloaded<BR>=0A=
(scsi1) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI =
12/1<BR>=0A=
(scsi1) Wide Channel B, SCSI ID=3D7, 32/255 SCBs<BR>=0A=
(scsi1) Downloading sequencer code... 374 instructions downloaded<BR>=0A=
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) =
5.1.15/3.2.4<BR>=0A=
<Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter><BR>=0A=
scsi1 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) =
5.1.15/3.2.4<BR>=0A=
<Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter><BR>=0A=
scsi : 2 hosts.<BR>=0A=
(scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 40.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.<BR>=0A=
Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A<BR>=0A=
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02<BR>=0A=
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0<BR>=0A=
(scsi0:0:5:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.<BR>=0A=
Vendor: IBM Model: DDRS-34560 Rev: S97B<BR>=0A=
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02<BR>=0A=
Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0<BR>=0A=
(scsi0:0:6:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.<BR>=0A=
Vendor: IBM Model: DDRS-34560 Rev: S97B<BR>=0A=
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02<BR>=0A=
Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0<BR>=0A=
SCSI device sda: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8467200 [4134 MB] =
[4.1 GB]<BR>=0A=
sda: sda1 sda2 sda3<BR>=0A=
SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8925000 [4357 MB] =
[4.4 GB]<BR>=0A=
sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 < sdb5 sdb6 ><BR>=0A=
SCSI device sdc: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8925000 [4357 MB] =
[4.4 GB]<BR>=0A=
sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sdc3 sdc4<BR>=0A=
autodetecting RAID arrays<BR>=0A=
autorun ...<BR>=0A=
... autorun DONE.<BR>=0A=
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.<BR>=0A=
change_root: old root has d_count=3D1<BR>=0A=
Trying to unmount old root ... okay<BR>=0A=
Freeing unused kernel memory: 60k freed<BR>=0A=
Adding Swap: 130748k swap-space (priority -1)<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
You will see that there is a major difference in the PARTITION CHECK =
SECTION<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Hope this helps<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Gerry<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
At 6/24/99 2:41 PM you wrote - Hello Marty ( 24/6/99 7.45 pm)<BR>=0A=
Thanks for your latest instructions to me.<BR>=0A=
I will try them out later when I have a little free time<BR>=0A=
In the meantime I will try to clear up some of the confusion<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
The situation is that I only have one machine which is a triple boot =
machine<BR>=0A=
At the front end I run System Commander which is a Windows 98 =
program.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
System Commander allows me to boot between<BR>=0A=
a) A floppy drive<BR>=0A=
b) Windows 98<BR>=0A=
c) Red Hat Linux (Resident Kernel 2.2.5-15) v5.2 + Xfree 3.3.3.1<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
From the floppy drive I can also boot Red Hat Linux 5.2 (Resident =
Kernel 2.0.36-37) + Xfree 3.3.3.1 which is the original kernel for =
5.2<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Kernels to Linux are meant to be upwards compatible so that in using =
Kernel 2.2.5-15 with the v5.2 software I thought I would be OK but =
apparently I am not.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
The reason for going down this path will interest you.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I originally tried to install v6.0 from scratch. This failed because it =
did not detect my LS120 drive as does v5.2. I therefore reinstalled v5.2 =
and tried the alternative of using the Upgrade path to install version =
6.0. This also failed because the system came back with a list of =
partitions that it had recognised and asked me to pick out my root =
partition. The only problem was that the list did not contain my root =
partition.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
To overcome these problems I extracted the information to build a new =
kernel from the 6.0 disk 1 and did this following the instructions given =
in the book by Naba Barkati "Linux Secrets" and this worked OK. I =
therefore ended up with a 2.2.5-15 kernel on a v5.2 software system =
which itself had already been upgraded to Xfree 3.3.3.1.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
At this point I tried once again to upgrade my v5.2 with the =
2.2.5-kernel to the software for 6.0. This time it worked and it worked =
because during the upgrade process the request to select my /root =
partition never appeared.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
This method of upgrading my system never really worked however and I =
could still not use my LS120 drive and the system kept freezing up on =
me. At this time the person at RedHat Software that I was dealing with =
had a user name called 'mgalgaci' . You may know him .<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
As a result of these problems I decided that I really could not use the =
software provided with version 6 of RedHat Linux and returned it to my =
supplier who is LinuxIT in the UK. I did however keep the boot up floppy =
for the 2.2.5-15 kernel and decided to continue with it to sort out the =
underlying problems with it. After all I would have liked to have been =
able to install this release of the software because otherwise I am =
likely to be stuck up a gum tree in the future. I therefore tried to =
approach the problems involved afresh which is whwn I began dealing with =
yourself.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I note that the dmesg file for kernel 2.2.5-15 does give an email =
address of<BR>=0A=
root@porky.devel.redhat.com<BR>=0A=
whereas the corresponding email address for the 2.0.36-37 kernel is<BR>=0A=
root@porky.redhat.com<BR>=0A=
This suggests to me that the 2.2.5-15 kernel is still not fully =
developed and would explain why it had so many bugs and why it was not =
upwardly compatible with previous software. The 2.0.36-37 kernel appears =
to work differently particularly during the "partition check: ".e.g.<BR>=0A=
hdd: 123264kB, 963/8/32 CHS, 533 kBps, 512 sector size, 720 rpm<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I also could not find any part of the dmesg in either kernel which =
verified the existence of the parallel port which uses IRQ 7 ? although =
both serial ports were properly identified. On my machine I also have =
two USB ports but again they were not picked up by either kernel? I will =
check out the pointer information and let you know the result.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Thank you for your assistance<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Gerry Hooper<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
At 6/24/99 3:37 PM you wrote - Hello Again Marty<BR>=0A=
Its now 8.30 pm and I have run the tests that you requested<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Under kernel 2.2.5-15<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
the #ls -l /lib/modules/preferred points to<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules2.2.5-15<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Under Kernel 2.0.36<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
the #ls -l /lib/modules/preferred points to <BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/2.0.36-0.7<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
If I delete the /etc/printcap file under kernel 2.2.5-15<BR>=0A=
and then start Xwindows and use the printtool I get the messages<BR>=0A=
/dev/lp0: not detected<BR>=0A=
/dev/lp1: not detected<BR>=0A=
/dev/lp2: not detected<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
the system then indicates that it may be a hardware problem and that I =
should get it looked at.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Again under 2.2.5-15 I checked out the cat file > /dev/lpX<BR>=0A=
rountines but they again failed.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
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<BR>=0A=
root@porky.devel.redhat.com<BR>=0A=
for his consideration. I am always happy to oblige by running any tests =
that are required because it is in my interest that I should be able to =
buy and install the latest release of Red Hat Linux. As matters stand I =
cannot perform this very simple function<BR>=0A=
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<BR>At 6/25/99 2:41 AM you wrote - Hi Marty<BR>=0A=
Thanks for your continued support (6/24/99 5:31PM)<BR>=0A=
I have carried out your instructions and attach the results<BR>=0A=
The original faults remain unchanged<BR>=0A=
I personally believe that there are some bugs in the 2.2.5-15 complied =
binary code<BR>=0A=
These bugs are related to the ability of the 2.2.5-15 kernel to detect =
hardware<BR>=0A=
They do not exist in kernel 2.0.36-37<BR>=0A=
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PRINTER UPDATE<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I modified the /etc/conf.modules file to contain the added line<BR>=0A=
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc<BR>=0A=
It had no effect. I therefore re-booted the kernel: still no effect.<BR>=0A=
The print tool still gives the message<BR>=0A=
/dev/lp0: not detected<BR>=0A=
/dev/lp1: not detected<BR>=0A=
/dev/lp2: not detected<BR>=0A=
On my machine I do not have Samba (Lan Printer) or ncpfs(Netware =
Printer) installed but this should not affect the setting up of a Local =
Printer<BR>=0A=
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LSMOD ETC<BR>=0A=
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1. lsmod response is listed now<BR>=0A=
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Module Size Used by<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
aic7xxx 106928 10 <BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
2. insmod /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs/vfat.o is listed now through 2>> =
facility<BR>=0A=
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<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_read_super_R7101628c<BR>=0A=
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/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_date_unix2dos_R83fb36a1<BR>=0A=
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fat_read_inode_Rf23f0483<BR>=0A=
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fat_mark_buffer_dirty_R3a53e527<BR>=0A=
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fat_notify_change_Re08c2a5f<BR>=0A=
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fat_write_inode_Rc75806f3<BR>=0A=
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fat_lock_creation_R4d85e995<BR>=0A=
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fat_cache_inval_inode_R173fe278<BR>=0A=
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/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs/vfat.o: unresolved symbol =
fat_statfs_Rf5ee95c8<BR>=0A=
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fat_readdirx_Rd5f12b92<BR>=0A=
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now<BR>=0A=
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mount: fs type vfat not supported by kernel<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
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<BR>=0A=
Anything else that I can do to sort these problems out please let me =
know<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I remain of the opinion that they should be thrown back to the person =
responsible for the 2.2.5-15 kernel at Red Hat because there are =
definite low level binary errors in this kernel<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Kind Regards<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Gerry<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>At 6/30/99 11:57 PM you wrote - Hi Marty<BR>=0A=
Its now five days since I heard from you<BR>=0A=
Does this mean that Redhat have given up on solving the problems with =
your 6.0 kernel?<BR>=0A=
I had an Email this morning from Stephen your sup-manager to tell me =
that he has sent on to you the files that I sent you on the 16th June!! =
Has he been away on holiday or somthing and only looks at his mail every =
three weeks?<BR>=0A=
Time is running out for maintenance but if there is anything you want me =
to do please let me know? How about sending the full record of this =
investigation to the Redhat Development chap listed at =
root@porky.devel.redhat.com on the /var/dmesg message.<BR>=0A=
Kind Regards<BR>=0A=
Gerry Hooper<BR>=0A=
ghphpr@tesco.net</TD></TR>=0A=
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<U>Our Previous Response:</U><BR>=0A=
<input type=3Dhidden name=3D9 value=3D"At 6/20/99 9:30 PM we wrote -=20
Good evening,
Hmm, you should have the msdos module in your /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs =
directory. Do you see it there?
Either way, you should try the 'vfat' module instead:
# mount -t vfat /dev/hdd /dev/floppy2
Let me know if this works for you.
Thanks,
Marty
At 6/24/99 1:47 AM we wrote -=20
Good morning,
I think I may see the problem. Where does the symlink =
/lib/modules/preferred point?
# ls -l /lib/modules/preferred
I bet it points to your old module directory 2.0.36. Is this the case? =
If so, first delete the link /lib/modules/preferred and try again =
loading the modules you need. I'm sorry I didn't catch this the =
first time.
As for your printer, try deleting your /etc/printcap and recreating it =
with printtool. Hopefully this will clear things up.
One more thing, do you still have 5.2 installed? I'm a bit confused =
about your comparisons because I get the feeling you're doing them on =
the same machine. Did you do a full upgrade from 5.2 using the boot =
diskette and all that?
Thanks,
Marty
At 6/24/99 5:31 PM we wrote -=20
Good afternoon,
Your printer problem is due to the way upgrades from 5.X -> 6.0 =
"forget" to write the following to your /etc/conf.modules:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
Add the line and try printtool again.
Can you send me the following information, in the order specified?
# lsmod
# insmod /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs/vfat.o
# lsmod
# mount -t vfat /dev/hdd1 /dev/floppy2
Thanks,
Marty">=0A=
At 6/20/99 9:30 PM we wrote - <BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Good evening,<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Hmm, you should have the msdos module in your /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs =
directory. Do you see it there?<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Either way, you should try the 'vfat' module instead:<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
# mount -t vfat /dev/hdd /dev/floppy2<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Let me know if this works for you.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Thanks,<BR>=0A=
Marty<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
At 6/24/99 1:47 AM we wrote - <BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Good morning,<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I think I may see the problem. Where does the symlink =
/lib/modules/preferred point?<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
# ls -l /lib/modules/preferred<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
I bet it points to your old module directory 2.0.36. Is this the case? =
If so, first delete the link /lib/modules/preferred and try again =
loading the modules you need. I'm sorry I didn't catch this the first =
time.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
As for your printer, try deleting your /etc/printcap and recreating it =
with printtool. Hopefully this will clear things up.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
One more thing, do you still have 5.2 installed? I'm a bit confused =
about your comparisons because I get the feeling you're doing them on =
the same machine. Did you do a full upgrade from 5.2 using the boot =
diskette and all that?<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Thanks,<BR>=0A=
Marty<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
At 6/24/99 5:31 PM we wrote - <BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Good afternoon,<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Your printer problem is due to the way upgrades from 5.X -> 6.0 "forget" =
to write the following to your /etc/conf.modules:<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Add the line and try printtool again.<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
Can you send me the following information, in the order specified?<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
# lsmod<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
# insmod /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/fs/vfat.o<BR>=0A=
<BR>=0A=
# lsmod<BR>=0A=
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