'modprobe lp' gives me modprobe: Can't locate module lp This is/was a stock debian kernel from an official CD.
Anything else I can try, or do I have to recompile the kernel (I've never done it before). Can I somehow grab the stock kernel from a distribution mirror? Please excuse my lack of kernel knowledge - I'm learning fast Dave -----Original Message----- From: David B. Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2001 2:44 p.m. To: David Shepherd Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Need help setting up parallel printer To quote "David Shepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # Typing 'insmod lp' 'insmod' takes a real file as an argument; for instance, 'insmod /lib/modules/2.4.0c/kernel/drivers/block/paride/paride.o'. 'modprobe', however, doesn't need the whole file, just the name(in my example, "paride"). # gives me # insmod: lp: no module by that name found # # typing find / -name 'lp.o' # finds nothing Now, that's a bit worrying. Try 'modprobe lp'. If it gives you a similar error(ie: not found), then the module is not available. That could mean that the functionality provided by lp.o is compiled directly into the kernel, or that it actually hasn't been built at all. If you're using a stock Debian kernel, I seriously doubt it wasn't included in some form(either as a module, lp.o, or built directly into the kernel). If it turns out that it's neither built into the kernel nor available anywhere as a module, you'll been to compile your own kernel. Read the Kernel HOWTO at http://linuxdocs.org . Dave