Re: Printer (port) Problems

[Mark Yobb <mtyobb@nucleus.com>]

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>From: Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
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>Subject: Re: Printer (port) Problems
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>On Tue, Jun 09, 1998 at 06:38:48PM -0700, Mark Yobb wrote:
>
>>         Anyway, I used "modprobe -a" and loaded all modules.
>
>Maybe not the best idea. Try "modconf".
>
>> I then got a stepped text output from my printer after issuing the
command "lpr
>> textfile".  This is good.  I am getting somewhere.
>
>Yeah, the hardware side is working.
>
>> I then considered
>> configuring my printcap whatever thingy so it would format correctly buy
>> instead I install HP filters (which includes magicfilter).  It then said
>> that it could not reach printer at lp@debain.homebase.  Man am I
(^*^%&^%*(&^.
>
>Dump your printcap file. Purge and reinstall magicfilter. Don't install
>anything else for now. It then should work out of the box.
>
>BTW: Can you do "telnet debain.homebase" (and why is debian miss-spelled?)
>What is your hostname, what your domainname. What do you have in /etc/hosts
>et al.?
>
>>         What I really need to know is how to configure a Kernel.  What
>> directory should I be in when I "make config".  I am using bo 1.3.1.  I
>> loaded the Kernel source (Kernel 2.0.32) and then I typed make config in the
>> /usr/src directory and the thing said "*** No rule to make target config'.
>> Stop."
>
># cd /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.32
># make config
># make-kpkg clean
># make-kpkg --revision custom.1.0 kernel_image
># cd ..
># dpkg -i kernel-<please fill in complete name>.deb
>
>Reboot. Done.
>
>Marcus
>
Thanks Marcus.  Debian is spelled wrong because I typed it wrong!  Oops.
How does one change their hostname and or domainname anyway?  My host name
is "debian" and my domainname is "homebase".



Back to my previous question?  Why not just:


Make config
Make dep
Make clean

Make zImage

What is the difference from what is above? 



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