[lug] printer not detected

[William M. Jarosko]

Kyle Moore wrote:

> This is, I'm sure, an easy problem. I just installed KRUD (not an
> upgrade) and when I go into printtool it says that /dev/lp0, /dev/lp1,
> /dev/lp2 aren't detected when I go into add. Anyone know what this is
> off the top of their heads? I did check to make sure the parport module
> was loaded and it seems to be. I have never had problems with this with
> any other distribution. I have had RedHat 5.2, 6.0, FreeBSD, Win98 and
> WinNT on this system and the port has always been detected. I currently
> dual-boot this system with Win98 and the printer works fine there. I am
> positive this is a configuration issue.
>
> Anyone have an answer before I start diggin?
>
> -kjm
>
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try adding "options parport_lowlevel parport_pc" to your /etc/conf.modules
file. I had the same problem today. Added that line and it worked like a
charm.

bill