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diff --git a/Documentation/paride.txt b/Documentation/paride.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e4312676bdd..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/paride.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,417 +0,0 @@ - - Linux and parallel port IDE devices - -PARIDE v1.03 (c) 1997-8 Grant Guenther <grant@torque.net> - -1. Introduction - -Owing to the simplicity and near universality of the parallel port interface -to personal computers, many external devices such as portable hard-disk, -CD-ROM, LS-120 and tape drives use the parallel port to connect to their -host computer. While some devices (notably scanners) use ad-hoc methods -to pass commands and data through the parallel port interface, most -external devices are actually identical to an internal model, but with -a parallel-port adapter chip added in. Some of the original parallel port -adapters were little more than mechanisms for multiplexing a SCSI bus. -(The Iomega PPA-3 adapter used in the ZIP drives is an example of this -approach). Most current designs, however, take a different approach. -The adapter chip reproduces a small ISA or IDE bus in the external device -and the communication protocol provides operations for reading and writing -device registers, as well as data block transfer functions. Sometimes, -the device being addressed via the parallel cable is a standard SCSI -controller like an NCR 5380. The "ditto" family of external tape -drives use the ISA replicator to interface a floppy disk controller, -which is then connected to a floppy-tape mechanism. The vast majority -of external parallel port devices, however, are now based on standard -IDE type devices, which require no intermediate controller. If one -were to open up a parallel port CD-ROM drive, for instance, one would -find a standard ATAPI CD-ROM drive, a power supply, and a single adapter -that interconnected a standard PC parallel port cable and a standard -IDE cable. It is usually possible to exchange the CD-ROM device with -any other device using the IDE interface. - -The document describes the support in Linux for parallel port IDE -devices. It does not cover parallel port SCSI devices, "ditto" tape -drives or scanners. Many different devices are supported by the -parallel port IDE subsystem, including: - - MicroSolutions backpack CD-ROM - MicroSolutions backpack PD/CD - MicroSolutions backpack hard-drives - MicroSolutions backpack 8000t tape drive - SyQuest EZ-135, EZ-230 & SparQ drives - Avatar Shark - Imation Superdisk LS-120 - Maxell Superdisk LS-120 - FreeCom Power CD - Hewlett-Packard 5GB and 8GB tape drives - Hewlett-Packard 7100 and 7200 CD-RW drives - -as well as most of the clone and no-name products on the market. - -To support such a wide range of devices, PARIDE, the parallel port IDE -subsystem, is actually structured in three parts. There is a base -paride module which provides a registry and some common methods for -accessing the parallel ports. The second component is a set of -high-level drivers for each of the different types of supported devices: - - pd IDE disk - pcd ATAPI CD-ROM - pf ATAPI disk - pt ATAPI tape - pg ATAPI generic - -(Currently, the pg driver is only used with CD-R drives). - -The high-level drivers function according to the relevant standards. -The third component of PARIDE is a set of low-level protocol drivers -for each of the parallel port IDE adapter chips. Thanks to the interest -and encouragement of Linux users from many parts of the world, -support is available for almost all known adapter protocols: - - aten ATEN EH-100 (HK) - bpck Microsolutions backpack (US) - comm DataStor (old-type) "commuter" adapter (TW) - dstr DataStor EP-2000 (TW) - epat Shuttle EPAT (UK) - epia Shuttle EPIA (UK) - fit2 FIT TD-2000 (US) - fit3 FIT TD-3000 (US) - friq Freecom IQ cable (DE) - frpw Freecom Power (DE) - kbic KingByte KBIC-951A and KBIC-971A (TW) - ktti KT Technology PHd adapter (SG) - on20 OnSpec 90c20 (US) - on26 OnSpec 90c26 (US) - - -2. Using the PARIDE subsystem - -While configuring the Linux kernel, you may choose either to build -the PARIDE drivers into your kernel, or to build them as modules. - -In either case, you will need to select "Parallel port IDE device support" -as well as at least one of the high-level drivers and at least one -of the parallel port communication protocols. If you do not know -what kind of parallel port adapter is used in your drive, you could -begin by checking the file names and any text files on your DOS -installation floppy. Alternatively, you can look at the markings on -the adapter chip itself. That's usually sufficient to identify the -correct device. - -You can actually select all the protocol modules, and allow the PARIDE -subsystem to try them all for you. - -For the "brand-name" products listed above, here are the protocol -and high-level drivers that you would use: - - Manufacturer Model Driver Protocol - - MicroSolutions CD-ROM pcd bpck - MicroSolutions PD drive pf bpck - MicroSolutions hard-drive pd bpck - MicroSolutions 8000t tape pt bpck - SyQuest EZ, SparQ pd epat - Imation Superdisk pf epat - Maxell Superdisk pf friq - Avatar Shark pd epat - FreeCom CD-ROM pcd frpw - Hewlett-Packard 5GB Tape pt epat - Hewlett-Packard 7200e (CD) pcd epat - Hewlett-Packard 7200e (CD-R) pg epat - -2.1 Configuring built-in drivers - -We recommend that you get to know how the drivers work and how to -configure them as loadable modules, before attempting to compile a -kernel with the drivers built-in. - -If you built all of your PARIDE support directly into your kernel, -and you have just a single parallel port IDE device, your kernel should -locate it automatically for you. If you have more than one device, -you may need to give some command line options to your bootloader -(eg: LILO), how to do that is beyond the scope of this document. - -The high-level drivers accept a number of command line parameters, all -of which are documented in the source files in linux/drivers/block/paride. -By default, each driver will automatically try all parallel ports it -can find, and all protocol types that have been installed, until it finds -a parallel port IDE adapter. Once it finds one, the probe stops. So, -if you have more than one device, you will need to tell the drivers -how to identify them. This requires specifying the port address, the -protocol identification number and, for some devices, the drive's -chain ID. While your system is booting, a number of messages are -displayed on the console. Like all such messages, they can be -reviewed with the 'dmesg' command. Among those messages will be -some lines like: - - paride: bpck registered as protocol 0 - paride: epat registered as protocol 1 - -The numbers will always be the same until you build a new kernel with -different protocol selections. You should note these numbers as you -will need them to identify the devices. - -If you happen to be using a MicroSolutions backpack device, you will -also need to know the unit ID number for each drive. This is usually -the last two digits of the drive's serial number (but read MicroSolutions' -documentation about this). - -As an example, let's assume that you have a MicroSolutions PD/CD drive -with unit ID number 36 connected to the parallel port at 0x378, a SyQuest -EZ-135 connected to the chained port on the PD/CD drive and also an -Imation Superdisk connected to port 0x278. You could give the following -options on your boot command: - - pd.drive0=0x378,1 pf.drive0=0x278,1 pf.drive1=0x378,0,36 - -In the last option, pf.drive1 configures device /dev/pf1, the 0x378 -is the parallel port base address, the 0 is the protocol registration -number and 36 is the chain ID. - -Please note: while PARIDE will work both with and without the -PARPORT parallel port sharing system that is included by the -"Parallel port support" option, PARPORT must be included and enabled -if you want to use chains of devices on the same parallel port. - -2.2 Loading and configuring PARIDE as modules - -It is much faster and simpler to get to understand the PARIDE drivers -if you use them as loadable kernel modules. - -Note 1: using these drivers with the "kerneld" automatic module loading -system is not recommended for beginners, and is not documented here. - -Note 2: if you build PARPORT support as a loadable module, PARIDE must -also be built as loadable modules, and PARPORT must be loaded before the -PARIDE modules. - -To use PARIDE, you must begin by - - insmod paride - -this loads a base module which provides a registry for the protocols, -among other tasks. - -Then, load as many of the protocol modules as you think you might need. -As you load each module, it will register the protocols that it supports, -and print a log message to your kernel log file and your console. For -example: - - # insmod epat - paride: epat registered as protocol 0 - # insmod kbic - paride: k951 registered as protocol 1 - paride: k971 registered as protocol 2 - -Finally, you can load high-level drivers for each kind of device that -you have connected. By default, each driver will autoprobe for a single -device, but you can support up to four similar devices by giving their -individual co-ordinates when you load the driver. - -For example, if you had two no-name CD-ROM drives both using the -KingByte KBIC-951A adapter, one on port 0x378 and the other on 0x3bc -you could give the following command: - - # insmod pcd drive0=0x378,1 drive1=0x3bc,1 - -For most adapters, giving a port address and protocol number is sufficient, -but check the source files in linux/drivers/block/paride for more -information. (Hopefully someone will write some man pages one day !). - -As another example, here's what happens when PARPORT is installed, and -a SyQuest EZ-135 is attached to port 0x378: - - # insmod paride - paride: version 1.0 installed - # insmod epat - paride: epat registered as protocol 0 - # insmod pd - pd: pd version 1.0, major 45, cluster 64, nice 0 - pda: Sharing parport1 at 0x378 - pda: epat 1.0, Shuttle EPAT chip c3 at 0x378, mode 5 (EPP-32), delay 1 - pda: SyQuest EZ135A, 262144 blocks [128M], (512/16/32), removable media - pda: pda1 - -Note that the last line is the output from the generic partition table -scanner - in this case it reports that it has found a disk with one partition. - -2.3 Using a PARIDE device - -Once the drivers have been loaded, you can access PARIDE devices in the -same way as their traditional counterparts. You will probably need to -create the device "special files". Here is a simple script that you can -cut to a file and execute: - -#!/bin/bash -# -# mkd -- a script to create the device special files for the PARIDE subsystem -# -function mkdev { - mknod $1 $2 $3 $4 ; chmod 0660 $1 ; chown root:disk $1 -} -# -function pd { - D=$( printf \\$( printf "x%03x" $[ $1 + 97 ] ) ) - mkdev pd$D b 45 $[ $1 * 16 ] - for P in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 - do mkdev pd$D$P b 45 $[ $1 * 16 + $P ] - done -} -# -cd /dev -# -for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do pd $u ; done -for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pcd$u b 46 $u ; done -for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pf$u b 47 $u ; done -for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pt$u c 96 $u ; done -for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev npt$u c 96 $[ $u + 128 ] ; done -for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pg$u c 97 $u ; done -# -# end of mkd - -With the device files and drivers in place, you can access PARIDE devices -like any other Linux device. For example, to mount a CD-ROM in pcd0, use: - - mount /dev/pcd0 /cdrom - -If you have a fresh Avatar Shark cartridge, and the drive is pda, you -might do something like: - - fdisk /dev/pda -- make a new partition table with - partition 1 of type 83 - - mke2fs /dev/pda1 -- to build the file system - - mkdir /shark -- make a place to mount the disk - - mount /dev/pda1 /shark - -Devices like the Imation superdisk work in the same way, except that -they do not have a partition table. For example to make a 120MB -floppy that you could share with a DOS system: - - mkdosfs /dev/pf0 - mount /dev/pf0 /mnt - - -2.4 The pf driver - -The pf driver is intended for use with parallel port ATAPI disk -devices. The most common devices in this category are PD drives -and LS-120 drives. Traditionally, media for these devices are not -partitioned. Consequently, the pf driver does not support partitioned -media. This may be changed in a future version of the driver. - -2.5 Using the pt driver - -The pt driver for parallel port ATAPI tape drives is a minimal driver. -It does not yet support many of the standard tape ioctl operations. -For best performance, a block size of 32KB should be used. You will -probably want to set the parallel port delay to 0, if you can. - -2.6 Using the pg driver - -The pg driver can be used in conjunction with the cdrecord program -to create CD-ROMs. Please get cdrecord version 1.6.1 or later -from ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/cdrecord/ . To record CD-R media -your parallel port should ideally be set to EPP mode, and the "port delay" -should be set to 0. With those settings it is possible to record at 2x -speed without any buffer underruns. If you cannot get the driver to work -in EPP mode, try to use "bidirectional" or "PS/2" mode and 1x speeds only. - - -3. Troubleshooting - -3.1 Use EPP mode if you can - -The most common problems that people report with the PARIDE drivers -concern the parallel port CMOS settings. At this time, none of the -PARIDE protocol modules support ECP mode, or any ECP combination modes. -If you are able to do so, please set your parallel port into EPP mode -using your CMOS setup procedure. - -3.2 Check the port delay - -Some parallel ports cannot reliably transfer data at full speed. To -offset the errors, the PARIDE protocol modules introduce a "port -delay" between each access to the i/o ports. Each protocol sets -a default value for this delay. In most cases, the user can override -the default and set it to 0 - resulting in somewhat higher transfer -rates. In some rare cases (especially with older 486 systems) the -default delays are not long enough. if you experience corrupt data -transfers, or unexpected failures, you may wish to increase the -port delay. The delay can be programmed using the "driveN" parameters -to each of the high-level drivers. Please see the notes above, or -read the comments at the beginning of the driver source files in -linux/drivers/block/paride. - -3.3 Some drives need a printer reset - -There appear to be a number of "noname" external drives on the market -that do not always power up correctly. We have noticed this with some -drives based on OnSpec and older Freecom adapters. In these rare cases, -the adapter can often be reinitialised by issuing a "printer reset" on -the parallel port. As the reset operation is potentially disruptive in -multiple device environments, the PARIDE drivers will not do it -automatically. You can however, force a printer reset by doing: - - insmod lp reset=1 - rmmod lp - -If you have one of these marginal cases, you should probably build -your paride drivers as modules, and arrange to do the printer reset -before loading the PARIDE drivers. - -3.4 Use the verbose option and dmesg if you need help - -While a lot of testing has gone into these drivers to make them work -as smoothly as possible, problems will arise. If you do have problems, -please check all the obvious things first: does the drive work in -DOS with the manufacturer's drivers ? If that doesn't yield any useful -clues, then please make sure that only one drive is hooked to your system, -and that either (a) PARPORT is enabled or (b) no other device driver -is using your parallel port (check in /proc/ioports). Then, load the -appropriate drivers (you can load several protocol modules if you want) -as in: - - # insmod paride - # insmod epat - # insmod bpck - # insmod kbic - ... - # insmod pd verbose=1 - -(using the correct driver for the type of device you have, of course). -The verbose=1 parameter will cause the drivers to log a trace of their -activity as they attempt to locate your drive. - -Use 'dmesg' to capture a log of all the PARIDE messages (any messages -beginning with paride:, a protocol module's name or a driver's name) and -include that with your bug report. You can submit a bug report in one -of two ways. Either send it directly to the author of the PARIDE suite, -by e-mail to grant@torque.net, or join the linux-parport mailing list -and post your report there. - -3.5 For more information or help - -You can join the linux-parport mailing list by sending a mail message -to - linux-parport-request@torque.net - -with the single word - - subscribe - -in the body of the mail message (not in the subject line). Please be -sure that your mail program is correctly set up when you do this, as -the list manager is a robot that will subscribe you using the reply -address in your mail headers. REMOVE any anti-spam gimmicks you may -have in your mail headers, when sending mail to the list server. - -You might also find some useful information on the linux-parport -web pages (although they are not always up to date) at - - http://www.torque.net/parport/ - - |