Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Randy McMurchy
Evan Plumlee wrote these words on 03/11/05 19:37 CST: > Wow, this is awesome. I have one addition 'STFW' meaning search the friendly > web'. On that note, perhaps a place could be set up for submissions. I feel bad now, that I contributed to this thread, knowingly doing it in the wrong forum.

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Evan Plumlee
On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 12:25:17AM +, Andrew Benton wrote: > #!/bin/sh > # > # $NetBSD: wtf,v 1.7 2000/11/21 00:18:52 soren Exp $ Wow, this is awesome. I have one addition 'STFW' meaning 'search the friendly web'. On that note, perhaps a place could be set up for submissions. Regards.

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Philipp Tölke
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Benton wrote: >> Ah, can you upload it somewhere (with the dictionary)? I would be very >> interested in it... Cool, thanks! - -- Philipp Tölke First Law of Bicycling: No matter which way you ride, it's uphill and against the wind. -

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Andrew Benton
Philipp Tölke wrote: Ah, can you upload it somewhere (with the dictionary)? I would be very interested in it... #!/bin/sh # # $NetBSD: wtf,v 1.7 2000/11/21 00:18:52 soren Exp $ # # Public domain # acronyms=${ACRONYMDB:-/usr/share/acronyms} if [ X"$1" = X"is" ] ; then shift fi if [

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Randy McMurchy
Philipp Tölke wrote these words on 03/11/05 15:25 CST: > Andrew Benton wrote: >>>Thanks, I'll add it to the acronyms file. I have a script called wtf >>>which I rely on to tell me what these things mean but when I asked it, >>>it said >>> >>>andy:~$ wtf icbbtlta >>>Gee... I don't know what icbbtlt

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Philipp Tölke
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Benton wrote: >> Sorry, I just invented it - it's not a real 'accepted' mnemonic. I >> was having a bit of a laugh. It's been one of those days >> > Thanks, I'll add it to the acronyms file. I have a script called wtf > which I rely on to

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Andrew Benton
TheOldFellow wrote: Andrew Benton wrote: what does icbbtlta mean? I can't be bothered to list them all :-) Sorry, I just invented it - it's not a real 'accepted' mnemonic. I was having a bit of a laugh. It's been one of those days Thanks, I'll add it to the acronyms file. I have a script

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread TheOldFellow
Andrew Benton wrote: TheOldFellow wrote: there are other reasons, but icbbtlta :-) what does icbbtlta mean? I can't be bothered to list them all :-) Sorry, I just invented it - it's not a real 'accepted' mnemonic. I was having a bit of a laugh. It's been one of those days R. -- http://lin

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread ilja Siera
TheOldFellow wrote: Andrew Benton wrote: Ilja wrote: Hi, Does anybody know how I can get the lp (parport printer) module to load at boottime? I thought that the kernel should detect it automatically, but thats not the case. I thought if you stuck a feather in the ground it would grow a chicken.

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Andrew Benton
TheOldFellow wrote: Perhaps the op: 1) needed to reduce the size of the kernel to get in on a rescue floppy? 2) wanted to learn how modules worked? 3) is building for a laptop with a small memory that only occasionally needs to drive a printer. there are other reasons, but icbbtlta :-) Fair enoug

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread ilja Siera
TheOldFellow wrote: Andrew Benton wrote: Ilja wrote: Hi, Does anybody know how I can get the lp (parport printer) module to load at boottime? I thought that the kernel should detect it automatically, but thats not the case. I thought if you stuck a feather in the ground it would grow a chicken.

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread TheOldFellow
Andrew Benton wrote: Ilja wrote: Hi, Does anybody know how I can get the lp (parport printer) module to load at boottime? I thought that the kernel should detect it automatically, but thats not the case. I thought if you stuck a feather in the ground it would grow a chicken. To load a module on b

Re: lp module at boot

2005-03-11 Thread Andrew Benton
Ilja wrote: Hi, Does anybody know how I can get the lp (parport printer) module to load at boottime? I thought that the kernel should detect it automatically, but thats not the case. I thought if you stuck a feather in the ground it would grow a chicken. To load a module on boot add it to /etc/sysc