>> >> Subject: Re: How can i get my printer to work?? >> Date: Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 10:45:48PM -0500 >> >> In reply to:John Hughes >> >> Quoting John Hughes([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> > >> >> > >> Subject: How can i get my printer to work?? >> > >> Date: Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 02:59:37PM -0500 >> > >> >> > >> In reply to:John Hughes >> > >> > Well I first tried to use the KDE cups tool, and when I tried to add a new >> > printer, it said that there >> > were no valid ports! >> > >> > lp, parport_pc, and all those other parport modules are running. >> > >> >> OK, thats a start. >> >> I don't run cups so I can't help you with that. Lets see if >> the kernel knows about the printer. >> >> If you do 'dmesg |less' do you see anything like these in there? >> kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP(,...)] >> kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
these are both there, along with some other stuff: ... parport0: Found 1 daisy-chained devices parport0: device reported incorrect length field (61, should be 62) >> do you have anything in lilo.conf concerning the printer? >> like 'append = "lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"' nothing like that >> What does ' grep PARPORT /usr/src/linux/.config ' come up with? >> Mine shows >> CONFIG_PARPORT=y >> CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y >> CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO=y I didnt compile my kernel, im running one of the 2.4.5 debian packages >> I use lpr and magicfilter and a2ps and haven't found the need to try >> any of the other printer packages yet. ive tried magicfilter. my printer is not supported there.