parallel_port

Problem:
The "/usr/sbin/ptal-init setup" command fails recognizing the parallel port.
Please, see below.
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Probe parallel port "-base 0x378 -porttype bpp" (y/[n])?  y

    *** ptal-mlcd failed to start!  Check syslog file for error messages.

Press <Enter> alone to continue, or if you would like to probe an
undetected parallel port, then enter its hexadecimal base address
(such as "378", "278", or "3BC") here --->
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Note.
I did not test with parameter "-basehigh 0x778", but "ptal-mlcd" seems take it anyway.

System information:

# cat /var/log/messages | grep ptal-mlcd
Oct  1 11:48:37 linux ptal-mlcd: FATAL ERROR at ExMgr.cpp:3115, dev=<mlc:par:probe>, pid=1199, e=2
llioInit: No parallel port detected at baseLow=0x378, baseHigh=0x778!

# cat /var/log/messages | grep parport
Oct  1 11:29:43 linux kernel: parport 0x378 (WARNING): CTR: wrote 0x0c, read 0xff
Oct  1 11:29:43 linux kernel: parport 0x378 (WARNING): DATA: wrote 0xaa, read 0xff
Oct  1 11:29:43 linux kernel: parport 0x378: You gave this address, but there is probably no parallel port there!
Oct  1 11:29:43 linux kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
Oct  1 11:29:43 linux kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).

In modules.conf:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none

# cat /proc/ioports | grep parport
0378-037a : parport0

# cat /proc/modules | grep parport
parport_pc             25544   1 (autoclean)
parport                22528   1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]

# uname -a
Linux linux 2.4.19-4GB #1 Fri Sep 13 13:14:56 UTC 2002 i686 unknown

# rpm -qa | grep hp-officeJet
hp-officeJet-0.90-10065

(This is the version of Jarl Friis  for Suse 8.1,installed as 
an updating of "hp-office-0.90-33" which come with Linux Suse 8.1.)
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Hardware:
Compaq Presario 5670 , Pentium II(450Mhz),512 Mb RAM.
Bios settings(parallel port):
IO-address 378, irq 7, Mode: bidirectional, DMA disabled.

Software-OS:
Suse Linux 8.1 Profesional.

# rpm -q -l hp-officeJet-0.90-33
package hp-officeJet-0.90-33 is not installed
 # rpm -q -l hp-officeJet-0.90-10065
/etc/init.d/ptal
/usr/bin/hpojip-test
/usr/bin/ptal-connect
/usr/bin/ptal-device
/usr/bin/ptal-devid
/usr/bin/ptal-hp
/usr/bin/ptal-pml
/usr/bin/ptal-print
/usr/bin/xojpanel
/usr/include/hpojip.h
/usr/include/ptal.h
/usr/lib/cups/backend/ptal
/usr/lib/libhpojip.so
/usr/lib/libhpojip.so.0
/usr/lib/libhpojip.so.0.1
/usr/lib/libptal.so
/usr/lib/libptal.so.0
/usr/lib/libptal.so.0.1
/usr/lib/libsane-hpoj.so
/usr/lib/libsane-hpoj.so.1
/usr/lib/libsane-hpoj.so.1.0
/usr/lib/sane/libsane-hpoj.so
/usr/lib/sane/libsane-hpoj.so.1
/usr/lib/sane/libsane-hpoj.so.1.0
/usr/sbin/ptal-cups
/usr/sbin/ptal-init
/usr/sbin/ptal-mlcd
/usr/sbin/ptal-photod
/usr/sbin/ptal-printd
/usr/sbin/rcptal
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/LICENSE.OpenSSL
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/README
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/index.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/info-devname.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/info-pml-objects.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/info-protocols.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/libptal.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/libsane-hpoj.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-connect.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-device.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-devid.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-hp.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-init.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-mlcd.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-photod.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-pml.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ptal-printd.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-build-details.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-build.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-connect-details.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-connect.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-photo-details.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-photo.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-print-details.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-print.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-scan-details.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/setup-scan.html
/usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/xojpanel.html