Hi all! I have Debian 2.1 (Slink) with kernel 2.0.35 running beautifully on SparcClassic. But yesterday I got stuck while trying to connect my printer (HP LJ 5L) to it. I've compiled kernel with "Bidirectional Parallel Port support" option enabled. When I do echo 'Hello world!' > /dev/lpn and n>0, I get "no such device" reply. If n==0, absolutely nothing is happening. No kernel messages, no traffic to printer, no output.
I've read in some FAQ, that I should add __volatile__ somewhere in bpp.c file. Done that --- no change. I'm 100% sure the printer is working and is connected properly, since I can print on it from Solaris. Could something be wrong with lp devices? I had to create them with MAKEDEV. Is it possible at all to use a printer with 2.0.35 kernel? I don't want to switch to 2.2.x, since It would take a day to recompile it on SparcClassic (and I don't have enough disk space anyway). Thanks a lot in advance for any help! --- Alexander.
