[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Stupid question #1: Was the printer physically connected to the machine
> on the first parallel port when you ran the install?
>
Yes it was connected for sure, but probably it was switched off.
> Stupid question #2: do you have, in /etc/conf.modules or
> /etc/modules.conf, the lines:
>
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> alias char-major-6 lp
>
No, I have not. I just added these two lines and, after re-booting the
system, nothing changed.
> There is so much different hardware that folks insist on connecting to a
> parallel port that you have to tell linux what hardware might be there
> so it will look for it.
>
It looks to me that Linux rather doesn't see the parallel port at all
(the printer itself is further kuestion :-)) I say that, because I
remember Windoze that was able to initialize a printer on a lpt port
although the printer hasn't been configured yet thru the control panel.
But, under Linux, there is no sign that printer (switched on) is there
on the port. Any idea?
Misko
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