Quoting Gregory Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > If I try to use my printer, downstream from a Zip parallel device, I get > "Status: cannot open, /dev/lp1 - device not configured" > > But if I power down the Zip pre-boot, it works fine. > > I am running Debian 2.1R4.
Well, yes, I think I saw you report this before, and I hadn't got round to replying. You give no details about your kernel version 2.0/2.2 or about whether ppa and lp are compiled in or modules. With modules, and with ppa in /etc/modules, I would expect (from memory) that you'd get the effect you describe: zip on at boot: ppa module loaded, printer won't work at the same time unless you rmmod ppa and then insmod lp (or let it be insmod'ed). zip off at boot: ppa module doesn't load, printer then works as long as the zip drive is then switched on (IIRC). I have no idea how all think works if the modules are built-in, but it could well be just as you describe for similar sorts of reasons. > From Zip-Drive mini-HowTo: > "As of kernel version 2.2.x you can do parallel port sharing. This means > that you can plug the > printer into the zip drive and use both the zip > drive and the printer. I tried this on my machine > and it worked like a charm. " That's right. Again for modules, you'd insmod them in the order parport, lp, parport_pc, ppa, and it'll work like a charm. Two things: modules allow you to connect/disconnect the drive without rebooting. 2.2 kernels configure the parallel ports differently so your 2.0's lp1 will probably become 2.2's lp0. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.