When compiling the kernel on the sun box its possible to use pc style parports. And then if I remember correctly you can use the same modules: parport and parport_pc and then print using lp.
I have a printer working on my Ultra10 running debian 2.2r6. Matt -----Original Message----- From: Simon Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 6:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: sparc 5 printing Hello, I'm running Debian woody on a SPARC 5 with kernel 2.4.19. I also run an Intel laptop with Debian woody and kernel 2.4.17. My printer is a Lexmark Optra E310. I have managed to setup and print with the Intel setup. The modules parport, parport_pc and lp worked great! The Optra E310 is also a well supported postscript printer. But I want to move the printer onto the SPARC 5 and use it as a network printer. I've mirrored the setup I had on the Intel box. The only change was using parport_sunbpp instead of parport_pc. parport_pc would not complile due to it not seeing a pc parport on the SPARC. So all is looking ok, prints go into and out of the queue. But nothing gets printed. No lights flash. Nothing. Any ideas what I'm missing?? Anything I should check?? Cheers Simon
