Check your /etc/modules.conf file. It should contain
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq
Add the lines if they are missing and give the command
depmod -a
Now the modules for the parallel port are loaded automatically as soon
as one tries to access the parallel
port.
KDE 2 seems to have a problem in the system info program, the IRQ for
the parallel port is not listed even when I am printing.
In general
modprobe parport_pc
loads the modules for the parallel port.
Till
Jancs wrote:
>
> i installed CUPS service ans survey showed that i do not have parallel port
> initialized - i cant add printers etc.
>
> The strange fact is that during the install of MDK72 it is possible to
> print the test page, but, alas, it is the first and the last time when the
> printing is possible...
>
> - KDE2 device info says, that IRQ7 is not used... (in BIOS LPT1 is set to
> IRQ7, ECP/EPP, std port nuber (378H (?)).
> - etc/modules is empty
> - modprobe parport_probe says that module not found... (but the file .o
> exists!)
>
