[lug] Printing in 2.2.x

[Bruce Yelen]

Sorry, but I don't have my config handy today.  I think you're problem
stems from the new "Parport" driver in 2.2.x.  If you have a
bi-directional parallel port, it has problems detecting devices on it.  If
you go out to "www.linux.org" and find the HOW-TO on parallel devices (I'm
sorry, I don't remember if it's a "HOWTO" or a "MINI_HOWTO", it will
discuss the problem and give you two lines you can place into your module
config file that will correct the problem (at least it did for me).

Regards,

Bruce

On 30 Nov 1999 socket at peakpeak.com wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
> 
> This should be a simple one: I've got an old parallel-port printer,
> BJ-200ex, that I use less and less as it gets older. I print most of
> my things off at the university these days, but it would be nice to
> occasionally print things locally, when I need.  I haven't tried to
> print since I was on 2.0.38, and the change to 2.2.13 made it
> immediately obvious that I'm going to have to tweak with conf.modules
> to get things working with the more modular devices.
> 
> I have no other devices on my parallel port, and no funky
> configurations with regard to said port.  (The entire machine has
> turned out to be a funky configuration anyway, but that's another
> matter.)  Can somebody using a 2.2.x kernel and using a printer in a
> fairly normal configuration send me the relevant lines from
> /etc/conf.modules?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> Chris Riddoch                  socket at peakpeak.com
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