On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 07:06:04PM -0800, Kurt Lieber wrote: | On Tuesday 01 January 2002 06:58 pm, dman wrote: | > Does the web interface work? (http://localhost:631) | | It works in that I can display the page and navigate around, but it doesn't | successfully add a printer. Also, when I try to use the "add printer" | feature, it doesn't display my parallel port in the drop down list, so | perhaps it isn't detecting it???
Yeah, it sounds like you have a lower level problem. | How can I tell whether or not my parallel port is active and detected by | linux? ls /dev shows par0, 1 and 2 as well as parport0, 16, 32 and 48. Are you using devfs? (if you don't know, then you aren't) If not then the presence of a device file has no bearing as to whether or not the device works. I am using devfs and I don't have any /dev/par* files. I do have /dev/printers/0 and (a symlink) /dev/lp0. Do you have the 'lp' kernel module loaded? Does echo "hello world" >> /dev/lp0 cause anything to happen? -D -- In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9