This patch detects the bogus '255' values (meaning no IRQ/DMA) in the VIA
parport code.
Not tested or compiled.
diff -Naur linux-2.4.0-test8.orig/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c
linux-2.4.0-test8/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c
--- linux-2.4.0-test8.orig/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c Sat Sep 9 17:09:42 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-test8/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c Sat Sep 9 17:20:37 2000
@@ -2239,11 +2239,13 @@
irq = ((irq >> 4) & 0x0F);
/* filter bogus IRQs */
+ /* 255 means NONE, and is bogus as well */
switch (irq) {
case 0:
case 2:
case 8:
case 13:
+ case 255:
irq = PARPORT_IRQ_NONE;
break;
@@ -2252,7 +2254,9 @@
}
/* if ECP not enabled, DMA is not enabled, assumed bogus 'dma' value */
- if (!have_eppecp)
+ /* 255 means NONE. Looks like some BIOS don't set the DMA correctly
+ * even on ECP mode */
+ if (!have_eppecp || dma == 255)
dma = PARPORT_DMA_NONE;
/* finally, do the probe with values obtained */
--
Cesar Eduardo Barros
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