Bug# 2032: Printer stuck. Bug# 2036: Print screen button non-functional. This posting: Bug# 2032 only. ____________________________________________________________________________ Bug# 2032: Printer stuck.
Presenting symptoms: "bash: /dev/lp0: No such device", also lp1, lp2. At boots, the AMIBIOS System Configuration chart pops up just before checking for cache memory and loading MS-DOS, Linux, whatever. I just happened to notice during a boot to reinstall the Linux system (again) that the "Parallel Port(s): 378" entry had CHANGED to "None"! I have only one parallel port, my HP Deskjet 500 is on it. I went on to finish the Linux install, the "lp" module SELECTED. Now, when I press the computer RESET button, AMIBIOS: "Parallel Port(s): 378". If I then boot MS-DOS, the '500 works fine. If I then boot Linux, after the MS-DOS session, AMIBIOS: "Parallel Port(s): 378". Fine. As Linux loads and runs it eventually says, "lp_init: no lp devices found"! Not fine. At the login prompt, then, a CRTL-ALT-DEL produces: AMIBIOS: "Parallel Port(s): None"! The '500 won't work in MS-DOS, either, with AMIBIOS in this condition. Pushing the computer RESET button is the only action I've found that will get AMIBIOS to see the 378 again. That brings us full circle. We've been running around in CIRCLES! ______________________________________________________________________ # ls -ls lp* |mor 0 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Dec 29 04:14 lp 0 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 1 Dec 29 04:14 lp 0 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 2 Dec 29 04:14 lp # lsmo Module: #pages: Used by lp slip dummy nfs 1 # rmmod l # lsmo Module: #pages: Used by slip dummy nfs 1 # insmod -v l reading 36 symbols external bss size = total module size = 434 textseg -> 0x00012000, size = 418 dataseg -> 0x0001305c, size = 15 bss1seg -> 0x000130f8, size = bss2seg -> 0x000130f8, size = versioned kernel: ye versioned module: ye a.out kerne a.out modul # lsmo Module: #pages: Used by lp slip dummy nfs 1 # lsmod >/dev/lp0 bash: /dev/lp0: No such device # lsmod >/dev/lp1 bash: /dev/lp1: No such device # lsmod >/dev/lp2 bash: /dev/lp2: No such device ____________________________________________________________________________ # cat version Linux version 1.2.13 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.6.3) #4 Sun Nov 2 15:07:59 PST 199 # cat meminf total: used: free: shared: buffers Mem: 3506176 3170304 335872 2265088 110182 Swap: 17805312 0 1780531 # cat sta cpu 992 0 2425 27661 disk 1 1155 0 page 2061 43 swap 1 intr 282369 280036 1015 0 5 137 0 1 0 0 0 0 1174 0 1 0 ctxt 449 btime 82025596 # cat loadav 0.03 0.02 0.00 1/1 # more devices Character devices: 1 mem 4 ttyp 5 cua 6 lp 7 vcs 10 mouse 21 sg Block devices: 2 fd 8 sd 23 mcd # more interrupts NOTE: LPT IRQ 7 is missing. IRQ 5 is jumper selectable 0: 64226 timer 1: 358 keyboard 2: 0 + cascade 11: 1056 aha1542 13: 1 math error # more cpuinfo cpu : 38 model : Unknow mask : Unknow vid : Unknow fdiv_bug : n math : ye hlt : ye wp : n Integrated NPU : n Enhanced VM86 : n IO Breakpoints : n 4MB Pages : n TS Counters : n Pentium MSR : n Mach. Ch. Exep. : n CMPXCHGB8B : n BogoMips : 8.0 # cat dma 4: cascade 5: aha1542 # cat ioports NOTE: Should the parallel port be listed here? Is it 0000-001f : dma 0020-003f : pic1 0040-005f : timer 0060-0060 : kbd 0064-0064 : kbd 0070-007f : rtc 0080-009f : dma page reg 00a0-00bf : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00f1 : npu 00f8-00ff : npu 02f8-02ff : serial(set) 0330-0333 : aha1542 03b4-03b5 : ega+ 03f8-03ff : serial(set) <# more ksyms 0081a060 _lp_table [lp 00817074 _slip_init [slip 00814024 _dummy_init [dummy 008082b4 _nfs_proc_getattr [nfs 0080aa6c _nfs_rpc_call [nfs 00808424 _nfs_proc_setattr [nfs 008085a4 _nfs_proc_lookup [nfs 008087d4 _nfs_proc_readlink [nfs 00808974 _nfs_proc_read [nfs 00808bb4 _nfs_proc_write [nfs 00808da4 _nfs_proc_create [nfs 00808fd4 _nfs_proc_remove [nfs 008091a4 _nfs_proc_rename [nfs 008093e4 _nfs_proc_link [nfs 008095d4 _nfs_proc_symlink [nfs 00809814 _nfs_proc_mkdir [nfs 00809a44 _nfs_proc_rmdir [nfs 00809c34 _nfs_proc_readdir [nfs 00809e44 _nfs_proc_statfs [nfs 0080abec _nfs_read_super [nfs 0080af5c _nfs_fhget [nfs 0080ca88 _nfs_refresh_inode [nfs 0080cf4c _nfs_mmap [nfs 0080d0d0 _nfs_file_inode_operations [nfs 0080d110 _num_requests [nfs 0080d114 _num_cache_hits [nfs 0080d1dc _nfs_dir_inode_operations [nfs 0080d22c _nfs_symlink_inode_operations [nfs 0080d26c _nfs_file_mmap [nfs 00000001 _Using_Version 0011bee0 _rename_module_symbol_Rb81c73c 0011cb60 _register_symtab_Re910ea6 001e4f14 _EISA_bus_R7e37737 001e4f12 _wp_works_ok_Rf37f99e 001143cc _pcibios_present_Ra67d065 001143dc _pcibios_find_class_R124ec11 0011443c _pcibios_find_device_R3797dae 001144ac _pcibios_read_config_byte_Re0437e0 001144ec _pcibios_read_config_word_Rc63f677 0011452c _pcibios_read_config_dword_Rfa4d9b8 001147dc _pcibios_strerror_Rdf12302 0011456c _pcibios_write_config_byte_Rd86a2e5 001145ac _pcibios_write_config_word_Rfd8433c 001145ec _pcibios_write_config_dword_R8a42e2c 00120818 _verify_area_R4cfda56 001232f0 _do_mmap_R677e7ee 00123ea0 _do_munmap_R6221f11 0011fd68 _zeromap_page_range_R7c395a2 0011fba8 _unmap_page_range_R0110085 00124110 _insert_vm_struct_R1f4e488 00124230 _merge_segments_R6854be5 00122474 ___get_free_pages_R5243d78 001222b4 _free_pages_R9644885 001251a8 _kmalloc_Rd31fb2c 00125518 _kfree_s_R1e72eb7 00125c44 _vmalloc_R667f3e2 00125bc4 _vfree_R6df52ad 00130ce0 _getname_R8148715 00130e10 _putname_Rb19e812 00127dc8 ___iget_Ree2b632 00127a08 _iput_R59241ce 00131350 _namei_R00478bc 00131300 _lnamei_Rfcfddbb 001313a0 _open_namei_R414b2b0 00126b30 _close_fp_R1d4c15d 001283e0 _check_disk_change_Rb66ed45 00128b44 _invalidate_buffers_Rc65255f 00128a64 _fsync_dev_Ra221190 00130e20 _permission_R0ebf747 00127738 _inode_setattr_R0c80a3c 00127638 _inode_change_ok_R5d1cb32 00124808 _generic_mmap_Rd4ff59f 00128dd4 _set_blocksize_Rf45fda3 001295e4 _getblk_Rd40228a 00129f54 _bread_Rc73bf0f 0012a004 _breada_Reb8e858 00129ec4 _brelse_R4c27ac3 0017d660 _ll_rw_block_Rf3aa4dd 001286f4 ___wait_on_buffer_Re8fcc96 00134128 _dcache_lookup_R8333656 00134288 _dcache_add_Rfe71f11 00128150 _register_chrdev_Rda99513 001282b0 _unregister_chrdev_R61ea5ee 00128200 _register_blkdev_R4699a62 00128330 _unregister_blkdev_Rd39bbca 001818a0 _tty_register_driver_Rfcc8591 00181910 _tty_unregister_driver_Rc78132a 0021a310 _tty_std_termios_Rcf35067 0012db88 _block_read_Ra7fe4f5 0012d528 _block_write_R902674c 0012e1d8 _block_fsync_R182888d 001eda20 _wait_for_request_R9ca2932 001ede24 _blksize_size_Rdea1eb5 001edf24 _hardsect_size_Red1ee14 001edd24 _blk_size_Rf60b539 001edb24 _blk_dev_Rdbf5fdd 0017ce90 _is_read_only_Rb0c5f83 0017ced0 _set_device_ro_R8fb69e1 00127828 _bmap_R73bb8bd 00128a34 _sync_dev_R9bca536 001280f0 _get_blkfops_R8382779 001865f8 _register_serial_R3425f38 001867a8 _unregister_serial_Rc013d71 0017f610 _tty_hangup_Re3487df 001867f8 _tty_wait_until_sent_Rda85d42 0017f270 _tty_check_change_R705eaab 0017f650 _tty_hung_up_p_Rf99ac1e 0012c1b8 _register_filesystem_R1c7110e 0012c238 _unregister_filesystem_R5e353af 0012e708 _register_binfmt_R66ece70 0012e758 _unregister_binfmt_R4182261 00119e80 _lookup_exec_domain_R32f10d4 00119ed0 _register_exec_domain_Reda4711 00119f20 _unregister_exec_domain_R78ea447 00112cc0 _request_irq_R9e81629 00112e40 _free_irq_Rf487dc0 00111930 _enable_irq_R54e09f5 001118e0 _disable_irq_Rb4449c1 001e8ba0 _bh_active_R98fb5ca 001e8ba4 _bh_mask_R1abf3d3 .. {([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])}-{([|])} The above reflects the observations of myself only, unless stated otherwise. Eddie Maddox, Amateur Lobbyist "Great spirits have always encountered [EMAIL PROTECTED] violent opposition from mediocre minds." P.O. Box 75321 St Paul MN 55175-0321 Albert Einstein USA