On Tue, 18 May 1999, Wayne Topa wrote:
Subject: (Fwd) Re: Puzzling Problem with Parallel Port
In reply to:jeb
Quoting jeb([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Is there anyway I can check what IRQ or address space the module
thinks it is supposed to be using?
Why use(waste) an IRQ
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Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 13:25:24 -0400
From: Wayne Topa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: David B.Teague [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: Puzzling Problem with Parallel Port
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I appreciate the replies from people who offered help. While no
single reply hit my problem, the collective effort helped
considerably in narrowing my troubleshooting. Thanks.
When I re-compiled the kernel to include the parallel port, I didn't
realize I'd have to run update-modules to get the
Linux doesn't recognize my parallel port.
The lp module is loaded.
ls /dev/lp0 or /dev/lp1 both give the message no such device.
I can use the parallel port from Windows 95, so the hardware is
functional.
Anything I should try?
The printer isn't anything exotic--just a plain 24 pin dot
Yup -- you're probably not used to this new parport thing that was
introduced in 2.1 and now is in 2.2 --- but it needs to be compiled with
the kernel --
Look it general options or something -- you need to enable parport devices
-- then go to character devices and you'll be able to enable
Hmmm.. I compiled in the parport and lp modules, and the items for
parallel port support.
Is there anyway I can check what IRQ or address space the module
thinks it is supposed to be using?
JEB
YOU WROTE
Yup -- you're probably not used to this new parport thing that was
introduced in 2.1
On Mon, 17 May 1999, jeb wrote:
Hmmm.. I compiled in the parport and lp modules, and the items for
parallel port support.
Is there anyway I can check what IRQ or address space the module
thinks it is supposed to be using?
If you have an IEEE1284-compliant printer, the parport_probe
On %M 0, jeb wrote
Linux doesn't recognize my parallel port.
The lp module is loaded.
ls /dev/lp0 or /dev/lp1 both give the message no such device.
I can use the parallel port from Windows 95, so the hardware is
functional.
Anything I should try?
Mine works, under kernels
Subject: (Fwd) Re: Puzzling Problem with Parallel Port
Date: Mon, May 17, 1999 at 08:59:09PM +
In reply to:jeb
Quoting jeb([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Hmmm.. I compiled in the parport and lp modules, and the items for
parallel port support.
Is there anyway I can check what
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