Andrew Sharp wrote: > > Sageev George wrote: > > > > While I've had some progress with trying to make my Ultra 30 print, > > I've had no real success. What I have done so far is > > adding the modules, parport_pc and lp. I have also > > did MAKEDEV par, MAKEDEV parport, and MAKEDEV lp. > > During the installation of the parport_pc module, > > I get the following messages: > > parport0: PC-style at 0x1fff13043bc (0x1fff13047bc), irq 7039808, dma 0 > > [PCSPP,T > > RISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA] > > parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 > > > > During lp installation (I think), I get the following: > > lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). > > > > When I try running the following (cat textfile.txt > /dev/lp0), > > I get the following: > > lp0: compatibility mode > > DMA write timed out > > > > The last message repeats until I hit CTRL-C. > > > > I installed printtool, but it is not able to > > autodetect any printers, and it even question > > if I have added the parport module (which I have > > by this point). > > If it makes you feel any better, it has quit working on my PC hardware > as well in the last couple of kernels. Don't know the details, > because on that PC I also have windows, and printing still works with > windows, so I'm just using windows when I need to print. This may not > seem of much use, but it suggests that the problem is known to others > and possibly there is a patch out there or the problem is due to be > fixed soon. Or maybe someone knows a workaround. Fire up your search > engine.
Oh yeah, the experience is exactly the same, except I don't get the DMA write timed out message. a -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]