Re: Puzzling Problem with Parallel Port

["Allen B. Riddell" <ariddell@concentric.net>]

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 PC style 
parallel port.

It should automatically recognize your port as soon as you recompile and 
reboot!

Now if only I could get make-kpkg to work with 2.2.9 :(

-abr


At 06:49 PM 5/17/99 +0000, 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?
>
> The printer isn't anything exotic--just a plain 24 pin dot matrix
> that is being asked to print ascii, which works find from DOS.
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated. I'm running kernel version 2.2.7.
>
> JEB
>
>
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