[lug] Printing in 2.2.x

[Jim Easter]

Try:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
Good luck!
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bruce Yelen [SMTP:byelen at atlas.csd.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, December 01, 1999 7:42 AM
> To:	lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject:	Re: [lug] Printing in 2.2.x
> 
> 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
> > Will provide pseudo-insightful commentary for food
> >                    http://www.peakpeak.com/~socket
> > 
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