I have been trying to talk to a laserprinter but whenever I try
cat file >/dev/lpt0
the system panics
(if the printer is online)
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: kernel trap 9 with interrupts disable
d
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel:
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel:
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: Fatal trap 9: general protection faul
t while in kernel mode
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: instruction pointer = 0x8:0xc0252ebc
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: stack pointer = 0x10:0
xccca4f50
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: frame pointer = 0x10:0
xccca4f64
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: code segment = base 0x0, limi
t 0xfffff, type 0x1b
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: = DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: processor eflags = resume, IOPL =
0
Feb 12 02:36:56 jules /boot/kernel/kernel: current process = 288 (i
rq7: lpt0)
it seems to be in the fork trampoline code when it crashes.
This was with kernels from Feb 1 and Feb 6.
I'm going to try absolutely current now but have seen nothing about such a
problem
in the last 2 weeks in the lists. Is everyone using ethernet attached printers?
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