sudo rmmod parport_pc retusn an error about "Module in use" commening it out from /etc/modules and rebooting and then doing the two terminal thing provides the following output
monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241772792.733525] add /module/parport_pc (module) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/module/parport_pc SUBSYSTEM=module SEQNUM=1336 UDEV [1241772792.735849] add /bus/platform/drivers/parport_pc (drivers) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/bus/platform/drivers/parport_pc SUBSYSTEM=drivers SEQNUM=1337 UDEV [1241772792.762529] add /devices/pnp0/00:16/ppdev/parport0 (ppdev) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/devices/pnp0/00:16/ppdev/parport0 SUBSYSTEM=ppdev SEQNUM=1338 DEVNAME=/dev/parport0 MAJOR=99 MINOR=0 DEVLINKS=/dev/char/99:0 UDEV [1241772792.769047] add /devices/pnp0/00:16/printer/lp0 (printer) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/devices/pnp0/00:16/printer/lp0 SUBSYSTEM=printer SEQNUM=1339 DEVNAME=/dev/lp0 MAJOR=6 MINOR=0 DEVLINKS=/dev/char/6:0 UDEV [1241772792.782265] add /bus/pnp/drivers/parport_pc (drivers) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/bus/pnp/drivers/parport_pc SUBSYSTEM=drivers SEQNUM=1340 UDEV [1241772792.800174] add /devices/platform/parport_pc.956 (platform) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/devices/platform/parport_pc.956 SUBSYSTEM=platform MODALIAS=platform:parport_pc SEQNUM=1341 UDEV [1241772792.830537] remove /devices/platform/parport_pc.956 (platform) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=remove DEVPATH=/devices/platform/parport_pc.956 SUBSYSTEM=platform MODALIAS=platform:parport_pc SEQNUM=1342 UDEV [1241772792.845120] add /devices/platform/parport_pc.888 (platform) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/devices/platform/parport_pc.888 SUBSYSTEM=platform MODALIAS=platform:parport_pc SEQNUM=1343 UDEV [1241772792.849449] remove /devices/platform/parport_pc.888 (platform) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=remove DEVPATH=/devices/platform/parport_pc.888 SUBSYSTEM=platform MODALIAS=platform:parport_pc SEQNUM=1344 UDEV [1241772792.868995] add /bus/pci/drivers/parport_pc (drivers) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/bus/pci/drivers/parport_pc SUBSYSTEM=drivers SEQNUM=1347 UDEV [1241772792.878876] add /devices/platform/parport_pc.632 (platform) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/devices/platform/parport_pc.632 SUBSYSTEM=platform MODALIAS=platform:parport_pc SEQNUM=1345 UDEV [1241772792.886334] remove /devices/platform/parport_pc.632 (platform) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=remove DEVPATH=/devices/platform/parport_pc.632 SUBSYSTEM=platform MODALIAS=platform:parport_pc SEQNUM=1346 ** Attachment added: "kern.log etc as requested by Martin Pitt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26459439/kern.log -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
