On 14-Apr-2001 David Lewis wrote:
> I have Red Hat 6.1 installed on my computer. While trying to add a
> local printer from the Control Panel of the Gnome desktop, I get a
> window with the following diagnostic:
>
> Auto-detection found the following:
>
> /dev/lp0: Not detected
> /dev/lp1: Not detected
> /dev/lp2: Not detected
>
> You may disregard this message
> if you are setting up a serial printer.
>
> The auto-detection may not always work
> on Sparc and Alpha architectures.
>
> If no devices were detected, this could
> indicate a hardware problem that
> justifies further investigation.
>
> Addressing these issues,
>
> I am not setting up a serial printer, I'm using the parallel port.
>
> I am using neither Sparc nor Alpha. I have a regular P-133 chip.
>
> The printer works fine with Windows 95. I don't know how to pursue the
> "... hardware problem that justifies further
> investiagation."
>
>
> The D-connector is snugly connected to the computer and the whasis?
> connector likewise to the printer. I have tried the program with the
> printer turned off and and tried it with the printer turned on, with no
> change in the result. Does anybody have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Lewis
Admitting you gave parallel port support to your linux-kernel
(as module or static support),look into your /etc/conf.modules
(the path/names could change depending on versions)
and check if you have these lines:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x378, irq=7
Of course adjust the io,irq to suit your printer.
Then also look if your lpd is started
[printer daemon] you can set it using
linuxconf
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