Hi, I assume you use a parallel printer. You have to insmod the modules -parport.o -parport_pc.o -lp.o
If all goes well, you should be able to do something like 'cat textfile > /dev/lp0' as root (which works fine for matrix printers, but may give no output on others). You also need to install a printer spooler then. Try: apt-get install lprng magicfilter svgalib-dummyg1 gs gsfonts About your PPP connection, I use wvdial (apt-get install wvdial). I have an external modem at /dev/ttySx, don't know anything about internal modems. All described above should work with the standard kernel, so if it does not, I do not know. Greetz, Sebastiaan On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Lute Mullenix wrote: > Hi, > > My brother got me a set of 2.2 release disks, and I would like to install them > on an IBM PC 750. I have tried a couple of times, but am quite new at Linux > and have not been able to get my printer to work, or get online once the > system is installed. I'm sure that it is something that I am doing wrong when > I install the system as I can install SuSE 6.4 and get everything to work, so > it works under Linux. I'm using SuSE now. > > I really like what I have been reading about Debian, and it is the distro that > I want to run on my system, just need a bit of help getting everything working > at this point. One of the big problems I have is I don't have a clue as to > what drivers I need to install when loading Debian. And I use a dial up PPP > access for the Internet. > > I really want to use Debian so any help anyone would be willing to give me to > get it up and running on here would be most appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Lute > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
