From cb8c9b6de076d981ca22801dbd6bce12b0758468 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Romain=20Li=C3=A9vin?= Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:51:58 +0100 Subject: tipar: remove obsolete module MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit tipar: remove obsolete module The tipar character driver was used to implement bit-banging access to Texas Instruments parallel link cable. A user-land method now exists thru PPDEV & PARPORT. Signed-off-by: Romain Liévin Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Documentation/tipar.txt | 93 ------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 93 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 Documentation/tipar.txt (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/tipar.txt b/Documentation/tipar.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 67133baef6e..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/tipar.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ - - Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds - =================================================== - - -Author: Romain Lievin -Homepage: http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tidev/index.html - - -INTRODUCTION: - -This is a driver for the very common home-made parallel link cable, a cable -designed for connecting TI8x/9x graphing calculators (handhelds) to a computer -or workstation (Alpha, Sparc). Given that driver is built on parport, the -parallel port abstraction layer, this driver is architecture-independent. - -It can also be used with another device plugged on the same port (such as a -ZIP drive). I have a 100MB ZIP and both of them work fine! - -If you need more information, please visit the 'TI drivers' homepage at the URL -above. - -WHAT YOU NEED: - -A TI calculator and a program capable of communicating with your calculator. - -TiLP will work for sure (since I am its developer!). yal92 may be able to use -it by changing tidev for tipar (may require some hacking...). - -HOW TO USE IT: - -You must have first compiled parport support (CONFIG_PARPORT_DEV): either -compiled in your kernel, either as a module. - -Next, (as root): - - modprobe parport - modprobe tipar - -If it is not already there (it usually is), create the device: - - mknod /dev/tipar0 c 115 0 - mknod /dev/tipar1 c 115 1 - mknod /dev/tipar2 c 115 2 - -You will have to set permissions on this device to allow you to read/write -from it: - - chmod 666 /dev/tipar[0..2] - -Now you are ready to run a linking program such as TiLP. Be sure to configure -it properly (RTFM). - -MODULE PARAMETERS: - - You can set these with: modprobe tipar NAME=VALUE - There is currently no way to set these on a per-cable basis. - - NAME: timeout - TYPE: integer - DEFAULT: 15 - DESC: Timeout value in tenth of seconds. If no data is available once this - time has expired then the driver will return with a timeout error. - - NAME: delay - TYPE: integer - DEFAULT: 10 - DESC: Inter-bit delay in micro-seconds. A lower value gives an higher data - rate but makes transmission less reliable. - -These parameters can be changed at run time by any program via ioctl(2) calls -as listed in ./include/linux/ticable.h. - -Rather than write 50 pages describing the ioctl() and so on, it is -perhaps more useful you look at ticables library (dev_link.c) that demonstrates -how to use them, and demonstrates the features of the driver. This is -probably a lot more useful to people interested in writing applications -that will be using this driver. - -QUIRKS/BUGS: - -None. - -HOW TO CONTACT US: - -You can email me at roms@lpg.ticalc.org. Please prefix the subject line -with "TIPAR: " so that I am certain to notice your message. -You can also mail JB at jb@jblache.org. He packaged these drivers for Debian. - -CREDITS: - -The code is based on tidev.c & parport.c. -The driver has been developed independently of Texas Instruments. -- cgit v1.2.2