See below.
At 05:50 AM 4/14/00 -0400, Hermit wrote:
>
>Hi All -
>
>I am new to Linux, and have a question about setting up my printer. I
>have a HP DeskJet 820Cse for Windows printer. I have been told that
>to setup any printer I have to go to /etc/conf.modules and add the
>following line: alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
Since you don't say which Linux distribution or version (or kernel version)
you are using, I can't confirm or correct this. You do need parallel-port
support, and with newer kernels, the parport module is the way to provide
it. Putting an alias in /etc/conf.modules is one way to do it, and the
specific alias line you name is in my /etc/conf.modules file, for what
that's worth.
>but I cannot find /etc/conf.modules and if I did find it, where do I
>add the line?
Pretty much anywhere. If you can't find it, you probably don't have it, so
just create it.
> I was also told that because my printer is a *Windows*
>printer I have to add another line to the above to get the printer to
>work. I know I am doing something wrong somewhere (obviously) but as
>I said I am knew to Linux and have been working on a solution for
>about two weeks now. I sure would appreciate some help with this
>problem.
The basic reference site for printer-specific information on Linux printing
is http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi . There, the "HP
DeskJet 820Cse" isn't listed (the "820C" is listed as working "mostly"), so
you'll have to see what the docs that came with the printer say about it. It
is unlikely that you need another line in /etc/conf.mocules, but you will
probably need to set up a suitable entry in /etc/printcap to provide a
suitable filter for the printer.
>One more thing. I know when I log in as *user* I can't make any
>significant changes - I get a *permissions denied* line. But when I
>change to *su* or *root*, I get the same response. Why is this
>happening?
The only legit reasons I can think of are
(a) that you're trying to write to a file that is set to mode 000.
Check this with "ls -l filename" replacing "filename" with the actual file's
name (fully qualified if you aren't in the same directory). Change it, if
needed, with chmod. "man chmod" will give you the details you need here.
(b) that the filesystem itself is mounted read-only. This is unusual
enough that I can't begin to guess why it might be happening, geven that you
tell us no details about your system.
If neither of those is it, you are doing something wrong. For help in
figuring out what, tell us specifically what you are doing and the exact
(word for word, character for character) error message you get in response.
------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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