4 # PARIDE doesn't need PARPORT, but if PARPORT is configured as a module,
5 # PARIDE must also be a module. The bogus CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT option
6 # controls the choices given to the user ...
7 # PARIDE only supports PC style parports. Tough for USB or other parports...
11 default m if PARPORT_PC=m
12 default y if PARPORT_PC!=m
14 comment "Parallel IDE high-level drivers"
18 tristate "Parallel port IDE disks"
21 This option enables the high-level driver for IDE-type disk devices
22 connected through a parallel port. If you chose to build PARIDE
23 support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the
24 parallel port IDE driver, otherwise you should answer M to build
25 it as a loadable module. The module will be called pd. You
26 must also have at least one parallel port protocol driver in your
27 system. Among the devices supported by this driver are the SyQuest
28 EZ-135, EZ-230 and SparQ drives, the Avatar Shark and the backpack
29 hard drives from MicroSolutions.
32 tristate "Parallel port ATAPI CD-ROMs"
35 This option enables the high-level driver for ATAPI CD-ROM devices
36 connected through a parallel port. If you chose to build PARIDE
37 support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the
38 parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM driver, otherwise you should answer M to
39 build it as a loadable module. The module will be called pcd. You
40 must also have at least one parallel port protocol driver in your
41 system. Among the devices supported by this driver are the
42 MicroSolutions backpack CD-ROM drives and the Freecom Power CD. If
43 you have such a CD-ROM drive, you should also say Y or M to "ISO
44 9660 CD-ROM file system support" below, because that's the file
45 system used on CD-ROMs.
48 tristate "Parallel port ATAPI disks"
51 This option enables the high-level driver for ATAPI disk devices
52 connected through a parallel port. If you chose to build PARIDE
53 support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the
54 parallel port ATAPI disk driver, otherwise you should answer M
55 to build it as a loadable module. The module will be called pf.
56 You must also have at least one parallel port protocol driver in
57 your system. Among the devices supported by this driver are the
58 MicroSolutions backpack PD/CD drive and the Imation Superdisk
62 tristate "Parallel port ATAPI tapes"
65 This option enables the high-level driver for ATAPI tape devices
66 connected through a parallel port. If you chose to build PARIDE
67 support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the
68 parallel port ATAPI disk driver, otherwise you should answer M
69 to build it as a loadable module. The module will be called pt.
70 You must also have at least one parallel port protocol driver in
71 your system. Among the devices supported by this driver is the
72 parallel port version of the HP 5GB drive.
75 tristate "Parallel port generic ATAPI devices"
78 This option enables a special high-level driver for generic ATAPI
79 devices connected through a parallel port. The driver allows user
80 programs, such as cdrtools, to send ATAPI commands directly to a
83 If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you may
84 answer Y here to build in the parallel port generic ATAPI driver,
85 otherwise you should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The
86 module will be called pg.
88 You must also have at least one parallel port protocol driver in
91 This driver implements an API loosely related to the generic SCSI
92 driver. See <file:include/linux/pg.h>. for details.
94 You can obtain the most recent version of cdrtools from
95 <ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/>. Versions 1.6.1a3 and
96 later fully support this driver.
98 comment "Parallel IDE protocol modules"
102 tristate "ATEN EH-100 protocol"
105 This option enables support for the ATEN EH-100 parallel port IDE
106 protocol. This protocol is used in some inexpensive low performance
107 parallel port kits made in Hong Kong. If you chose to build PARIDE
108 support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the
109 protocol driver, otherwise you should answer M to build it as a
110 loadable module. The module will be called aten. You must also
111 have a high-level driver for the type of device that you want to
115 tristate "MicroSolutions backpack (Series 5) protocol"
118 This option enables support for the Micro Solutions BACKPACK
119 parallel port Series 5 IDE protocol. (Most BACKPACK drives made
120 before 1999 were Series 5) Series 5 drives will NOT always have the
121 Series noted on the bottom of the drive. Series 6 drivers will.
123 In other words, if your BACKPACK drive doesn't say "Series 6" on the
124 bottom, enable this option.
126 If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you may
127 answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you should
128 answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will be
129 called bpck. You must also have a high-level driver for the type
130 of device that you want to support.
133 tristate "MicroSolutions backpack (Series 6) protocol"
134 depends on PARIDE && !64BIT
136 This option enables support for the Micro Solutions BACKPACK
137 parallel port Series 6 IDE protocol. (Most BACKPACK drives made
138 after 1999 were Series 6) Series 6 drives will have the Series noted
139 on the bottom of the drive. Series 5 drivers don't always have it
142 In other words, if your BACKPACK drive says "Series 6" on the
143 bottom, enable this option.
145 If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you may
146 answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you should
147 answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will be
148 called bpck6. You must also have a high-level driver for the type
149 of device that you want to support.
152 tristate "DataStor Commuter protocol"
155 This option enables support for the Commuter parallel port IDE
156 protocol from DataStor. If you chose to build PARIDE support
157 into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the protocol
158 driver, otherwise you should answer M to build it as a loadable
159 module. The module will be called comm. You must also have
160 a high-level driver for the type of device that you want to support.
163 tristate "DataStor EP-2000 protocol"
166 This option enables support for the EP-2000 parallel port IDE
167 protocol from DataStor. If you chose to build PARIDE support
168 into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the protocol
169 driver, otherwise you should answer M to build it as a loadable
170 module. The module will be called dstr. You must also have
171 a high-level driver for the type of device that you want to support.
174 tristate "FIT TD-2000 protocol"
177 This option enables support for the TD-2000 parallel port IDE
178 protocol from Fidelity International Technology. This is a simple
179 (low speed) adapter that is used in some portable hard drives. If
180 you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you may answer Y
181 here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you should answer M
182 to build it as a loadable module. The module will be called ktti.
183 You must also have a high-level driver for the type of device that
187 tristate "FIT TD-3000 protocol"
190 This option enables support for the TD-3000 parallel port IDE
191 protocol from Fidelity International Technology. This protocol is
192 used in newer models of their portable disk, CD-ROM and PD/CD
193 devices. If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you
194 may answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you
195 should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will be
196 called fit3. You must also have a high-level driver for the type
197 of device that you want to support.
200 tristate "Shuttle EPAT/EPEZ protocol"
203 This option enables support for the EPAT parallel port IDE protocol.
204 EPAT is a parallel port IDE adapter manufactured by Shuttle
205 Technology and widely used in devices from major vendors such as
206 Hewlett-Packard, SyQuest, Imation and Avatar. If you chose to build
207 PARIDE support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in
208 the protocol driver, otherwise you should answer M to build it as a
209 loadable module. The module will be called epat. You must also
210 have a high-level driver for the type of device that you want to
214 bool "Support c7/c8 chips (EXPERIMENTAL)"
215 depends on PARIDE_EPAT && EXPERIMENTAL
217 This option enables support for the newer Shuttle EP1284 (aka c7 and
218 c8) chip. You need this if you are using any recent Imation SuperDisk
222 tristate "Shuttle EPIA protocol"
225 This option enables support for the (obsolete) EPIA parallel port
226 IDE protocol from Shuttle Technology. This adapter can still be
227 found in some no-name kits. If you chose to build PARIDE support
228 into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the protocol
229 driver, otherwise you should answer M to build it as a loadable
230 module. The module will be called epia. You must also have a
231 high-level driver for the type of device that you want to support.
234 tristate "Freecom IQ ASIC-2 protocol"
237 This option enables support for version 2 of the Freecom IQ parallel
238 port IDE adapter. This adapter is used by the Maxell Superdisk
239 drive. If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you
240 may answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you
241 should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will be
242 called friq. You must also have a high-level driver for the type
243 of device that you want to support.
246 tristate "FreeCom power protocol"
249 This option enables support for the Freecom power parallel port IDE
250 protocol. If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you
251 may answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you
252 should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will be
253 called frpw. You must also have a high-level driver for the type
254 of device that you want to support.
257 tristate "KingByte KBIC-951A/971A protocols"
260 This option enables support for the KBIC-951A and KBIC-971A parallel
261 port IDE protocols from KingByte Information Corp. KingByte's
262 adapters appear in many no-name portable disk and CD-ROM products,
263 especially in Europe. If you chose to build PARIDE support into your
264 kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the protocol driver,
265 otherwise you should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The
266 module will be called kbic. You must also have a high-level driver
267 for the type of device that you want to support.
270 tristate "KT PHd protocol"
273 This option enables support for the "PHd" parallel port IDE protocol
274 from KT Technology. This is a simple (low speed) adapter that is
275 used in some 2.5" portable hard drives. If you chose to build PARIDE
276 support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the
277 protocol driver, otherwise you should answer M to build it as a
278 loadable module. The module will be called ktti. You must also
279 have a high-level driver for the type of device that you want to
283 tristate "OnSpec 90c20 protocol"
286 This option enables support for the (obsolete) 90c20 parallel port
287 IDE protocol from OnSpec (often marketed under the ValuStore brand
288 name). If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you
289 may answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you
290 should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will
291 be called on20. You must also have a high-level driver for the
292 type of device that you want to support.
295 tristate "OnSpec 90c26 protocol"
298 This option enables support for the 90c26 parallel port IDE protocol
299 from OnSpec Electronics (often marketed under the ValuStore brand
300 name). If you chose to build PARIDE support into your kernel, you
301 may answer Y here to build in the protocol driver, otherwise you
302 should answer M to build it as a loadable module. The module will be
303 called on26. You must also have a high-level driver for the type
304 of device that you want to support.