On Sat, 2001-09-15 at 12:56, Michael Heldebrant wrote: > On Sat, 2001-09-15 at 12:51, Dale Morris wrote: > > On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Ron Farrer wrote: > > > > > Dale Morris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > > > When I do that I get the following: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] dlm lp > > > > The user `dlm' is already a member of lp. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > that's what's so frustrating.. > > > > > > Does it give the same error if you do: > > > echo test > /dev/lp0 > > > as root? If so, then printer support is not enabled in the kernel. > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /home/dlm/turboprint_1_43#echo test > /dev/lp0 > > bash: /dev/lp0: No such device > > > > ..sigh.. I just reconfigured the kernel. Any specific settings that I > > may have missed in kernel configuration? But the confusing thing is that > > dmesg shows I have a printer.. > > > > PCI: Using IRQ router default [1022/7006] at 00:00.0 > > isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards... > > isapnp: No Plug & Play device found > > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 > > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > > Starting kswapd v1.8 > > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE] > > parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(18) > > parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(18) > > parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 > > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured > > Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ > > SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled > > > > > > What now, should I reconfigure the kernel again? I have the parport > > support built into the kernel, not made as a module. It has always > > worked before this way, but maybe there is a security script that has > > changed something. > > > > thanks for all your help > > dale > > It may just be that you don't have the alias for the major device number > in the modules.conf file, the modules may be getting autocleaned if you > aren't using them and having trouble getting reloaded. Check your > /proc/devices and /proc/modules to see if this is the case.
Sorry, it would probbaly help if wasn't half asleep when reading that you had it compiled in. Disregard my "helpfull" suggestion please. --mike