Hi,
I can't set up my printer, an HP DeskJet 870Cxi. It was working ok
after the initial installation of Mandrake 5.3 under kernel 2.0.36.
I've since compiled 2.2.6, and I can't get my printer to work.
printtool detects no printer. I've tried compiling parallel port and
printer support into the kernel, and also tried to load the parport,
parport_pc, and lp modules with no success. I tried following the
instructions on the Mandrake Web site:
Printer problems:
You printer will probably no work anymore after upgrade :)
You will have to add those lines to your /etc/conf.modules file:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x278 irq=5 <--must be set to your real
datas for io and irq
Then re-run modprobe (modprobe parport_lowlevel). Please also re-run
printool and set your printer to the correct lp port (usually, a printer
previously recognized under /dev/lp1 will switch to
/dev/lp0).
When I try the modprobe, I get the error:
/lib/modules/2.2.6/misc/parport_pc.o: init_module: Device or resource
busy
parport: Device or resource busy
What does this mean? Also, how do I find out the io port and irq for my
printer? I didn't write them down when the printer was working with the
stock kernel. Any suggestions most welcome. Thanks,
Hidong
