On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Jose R. Marte A. wrote:
> > > > hello ,
> > > >
> > > > I've just load plip module without problem with kernel 2.0.36 but
> > > > i can't with a kernel 2.2.12 because in my log a message say
> > > > "can't locate char-major-6 module"
> > > >
> > > > in my config file i've
> > > >
> > > > PARPORT
> > > > PLIP
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any idea ?
> > > > many thanks for comments
> > > > Tony
> > > >
> > > go to /etc directory
> > > edit the conf.modules puting this inside
> > >
> > > alias char-major-6 lp
> >
> > Nope, thats the line printer module, he wants PLIP.
> >
> Well until where I know the char-major-6 it is the parallel port "lp"
> and he said that it "can't locate the char-major-6 module"
>
> then the ideal thing would be that he put in his place
> "alias char-major-6 plip" I guess ??
> do tell me if this is not the right thing?
Many thanks for quick reply but i can't always load plip driver
at this time the error message is:
can't locate module parport_lowlevel
my conf.modules is
alias block-major-7 loop
# Uncomment the network protocols you don't want loaded:
# alias net-pf-2 off # IPv4
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-4 off # IPX
alias net-pf-5 off # DDP / appletalk
alias net-pf-10 off # IPv6
# Other aliases:
alias net-pf-17 af_packet # packet mode (tcpdump, etc.)
alias netalias-2 ip_alias
alias plip1 plip
alias ppp0 ppp
alias ppp1 ppp
alias char-major-4 serial
alias char-major-5 serial
alias char-major-6 lp
alias char-major-10-130 softdog
alias iso9660 isofs
alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26 slhc
alias binfmt-0064 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt--310 binfmt_java
# If you use the IDE tape driver as a module, uncomment the next two
lines:
# alias block-major-3 ide-probe
# alias char-major-37 ide-tape
#alias <whatever you don't have that kerneld complains about> off
options g_NCR5380 ncr_irq=255 ncr_addr=0x2c0 dtc_3181e=1
options ne io=0x240 irq=5
options plip io=0x378 irq=7
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
path[boot]=/lib/modules
.... // ...
Any idea ?
>
> 73's Jose (hi8gn)
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