which module is loaded for the parallel port? i prefer static kernels but from what i can see you would need parport_pc loaded and not parport. and for 2.2.x you gotta tell it to support parallel printers in character device section of config, again i always do my kernels as much static as i can since it so rarely changes..only stuff like vmware, lm_sensors etc get to be modules.
nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Debian Mail wrote: > I use Debian with kernel 2.0.36. All information I can get from the > BIOS of my Intel PC about the parallel port ist, that io is 0x278 and > that the mode is normal (other possible modes: ECP, EPP 1.9 and EPP > 1.7). So I say modprobe lp io=0x278. The printer is a HP LaserJet 4P > connected trough a bidirectional parallel cable. Since printing trough > magicfilter does not work, I tried to generate a file using gslj and > send that directly to /dev/lp0: > cat file.lj > /dev/lp0 > This takes about 4 seconds and produces no error. But nothing is > printed and there is no error message on the printer. > tunelp /dev/lp0 -s gives the following: > /dev/lp0 status is 240, out of paper, on-line, error > but the printer is not out of paper and displays no error. Also > printing works if the printer is connected to a Windows NT machine. > tunelp /dev/lp0 tells me that lp0 is using polling. lp1 and lp2 are > not configured. cat /proc/interrupts gives: > > 0: 8290233 timer > 1: 35309 keyboard > 2: 0 cascade > 3: 188 + serial > 4: 73807 + serial > 8: 2 + rtc > 9: 116284 NE2000 > 13: 1 math error > 14: 4628478 + ide0 > > Why does printing not work? > > Any comments welcome! > > Stef > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
