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Re: printer port



> I have a computer where Linux will not recognize the parallel port. (OS/2
> and DOS do recognize the port).
> 
> I tried changing CMOS so that IRQ 7 is Legacy/ISA instead of PNP, but that
> didn't make any difference. 
> 
try to force the kernel into thinking that there is a port:
append="parport=io,irq,dma" in lilo.conf
note: this works only with kernel 2.2.x (and above?)

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