sorry, this will be a bit of a long post.
so here are the files and pics of the cards. the configuration is copied directly from a running machine, the differences are hardware and the old box is running wheezy and the new box is running stretch. it is a fresh install from the live cd, the only change is that it is upgraded to the 2.8 master.
old hardware:
core 2 duo, 2gb ram, onboard parport and pic parport, wheezy
new hardware:
ryzen 5, 8gb ram, syba and startech parports, stretch
originally, on the old box i was using 2.8.0-pre1-4572-g677d7b5 and after i tried the startech card i had unusual behavior (more on that later) so i updated to 2.8.0-pre1-4655-g39977ac31 this morning to eliminate variables. ran as expected.
output from original box:
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RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-3.4-9-rtai-686-pae/modules/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5
LINUXCNC - 2.8.0-pre1-4572-g677d7b5
lspci -vvv
04:04.0 Communication controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9835 Multi-I/O Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 1P2S
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at 1070 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 1068 [size=8]
Region 2: I/O ports at 1060 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 1058 [size=8]
Region 4: I/O ports at 1050 [size=8]
Region 5: I/O ports at 1040 [size=16]
Kernel driver in use: parport_serial
dmesg | grep par
[ 0.004102] AppArmor: AppArmor disabled by boot time parameter
[ 0.138523] hpet0: 3 comparators, 64-bit 14.318180 MHz counter
[ 6.598860] PM: Hibernation image partition 8:5 present
[ 7.142812] parport_pc 00:09: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
[ 7.142845] parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
[ 7.266986] parport1: PC-style at 0x1060, irq 18 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
[ 10.984146] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[ 10.984905] lp1: using parport1 (interrupt-driven).
[ 10.996061] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
output from new box with syba card:
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lspci -vvv
05:00.0 Parallel controller: MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd. Device 9900 (prog-if 03 [IEEE1284])
Subsystem: Device a000:2000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: I/O ports at e010 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=8]
Region 2: Memory at f7601000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 5: Memory at f7600000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 512 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <1us, L1 <2us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
VC1: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable- ID=1 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=00
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [800 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
cnc@cnc:~$ dmesg | grep par
[ 0.000000] Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware
[ 0.007791] AppArmor: AppArmor disabled by boot time parameter
[ 0.922612] acpi PNP0A08:00: [Firmware Info]: MMCONFIG for domain 0000 [bus 00-3f] only partially covers this bridge
[ 0.984042] hpet0: 3 comparators, 32-bit 14.318180 MHz counter
[ 1.723276] ahci 0000:01:00.1: SSS flag set, parallel bus scan disabled
[ 1.723318] ahci 0000:01:00.1: flags: 64bit ncq sntf stag pm led clo only pmp pio slum part sxs deso sadm sds apst
[ 1.728563] ahci 0000:09:00.2: flags: 64bit ncq sntf ilck pm led clo only pmp fbs pio slum part sxs
[ 1.783817] xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.0: hcc params 0x0200ef81 hci version 0x110 quirks 0x00000418
[ 1.785000] xhci_hcd 0000:08:00.3: hcc params 0x0270f665 hci version 0x100 quirks 0x00000418
[ 3.246998] PM: Hibernation image partition 8:5 present
[ 3.541025] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
PCW wrote: Also, what is the exact warning message?
the error i get when i run linuxcnc:
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Linux parallel port @57360 not found
it complains, but ultimately it works. dont really trust it tho
when i use address "0 out", it crashes on startup with:
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Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
Linux parallel port #0 not found
hal_parport: rtapi_app_main: No such file or directory (-2)
./chibi_usaga.hal:7: waitpid failed /usr/bin/rtapi_app hal_parport
./chibi_usaga.hal:7: /usr/bin/rtapi_app exited without becoming ready
./chibi_usaga.hal:7: insmod for hal_parport failed, returned -1
1450
i guess my understanding is that even tho the os doesnt recognize it as a true parallel port, linuxcnc can still address it directly? pretty spiffy.
so after i put in the startech card, this is the output:
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lspci -vvv
05:00.0 Parallel controller: Oxford Semiconductor Ltd Device c110 (prog-if 02 [ECP])
Subsystem: Oxford Semiconductor Ltd Device c110
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 31
Region 0: I/O ports at e010 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=4]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Device Serial Number 00-30-e0-11-11-00-01-10
Capabilities: [110 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: parport_pc
Kernel modules: parport_pc
dmesg | grep par
0.000000] Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware
[ 0.007749] AppArmor: AppArmor disabled by boot time parameter
[ 0.947038] acpi PNP0A08:00: [Firmware Info]: MMCONFIG for domain 0000 [bus 00-3f] only partially covers this bridge
[ 1.008753] hpet0: 3 comparators, 32-bit 14.318180 MHz counter
[ 1.468066] xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.0: hcc params 0x0200ef81 hci version 0x110 quirks 0x00000418
[ 1.469206] ahci 0000:01:00.1: SSS flag set, parallel bus scan disabled
[ 1.469241] ahci 0000:01:00.1: flags: 64bit ncq sntf stag pm led clo only pmp pio slum part sxs deso sadm sds apst
[ 1.469252] xhci_hcd 0000:08:00.3: hcc params 0x0270f665 hci version 0x100 quirks 0x00000418
[ 1.484800] ahci 0000:09:00.2: flags: 64bit ncq sntf ilck pm led clo only pmp fbs pio slum part sxs
[ 3.005576] PM: Hibernation image partition 8:5 present
[ 3.353273] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 3.359192] PCI parallel port detected: 1415:c110, I/O at 0xe010(0xe000), IRQ 31
[ 3.359491] parport0: PC-style at 0xe010 (0xe000), irq 31 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
[ 3.463724] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
so now it shows that i have a parallel port, and i can address it either by address or by shortcut, but now i have odd (REALLY BAD) behavior... for the homing sequence (XYZ on a XYYZ gantry), x homes normally, and only y1 homes while y0 is stationary (you can see how that doesnt end well...). luckily y axis was already homed and so only just past switches so no permanent damage done, but linuxcnc was stalled waiting for the homing sequence for y to complete.
while i dont have much knowledge in low level hardware, i was lead to believe that the os handled port to hardware address translation, so regardless of whether the parport is pci or pcie, the os should still see it as a parport and the addresses should still be the same? or am i going to have to redo the config files for the machine?
sorry for the long post, but had a lot of details to get out and thanks for all the replies! just in case, i am including my config directory.
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i love to tinker, but at the end of the day i need to be able to get stuff done. that is why i switched from pc's to macs because i got tired of always having to work on my machines rather than work with my machines. sometimes it is nice to have the grunt work done for you... the way you have it set up with the live cd is absolutely wonderful. pop in a usb stick and 15 min later you are sitting in front of a complete setup with linuxcnc. i guess what i was really getting at is why have all the fluff especially for a dedicated machine. is it possible to create a live cd like that? kernal, window manager, file browser, linuxcnc? pretty much all you need out of the box for a dedicated machine...
