Re: Need help setting up parallel printer
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:47:22PM -0500, David Shepherd wrote:
| 'modprobe lp' gives me
| modprobe: Can't locate module lp
|
| This is/was a stock debian kernel from an official CD.
|
| Anything else I can try, or do I have to recompile the kernel (I've never
| done it before).
| Can I somehow grab the stock kernel from a distribution mirror?
|
| Please excuse my lack of kernel knowledge - I'm learning fast
|
| Dave
|
Compiling the kernel isn't hard. I did it several times (before I
studied and understood how to configure modules) with older RH
systems. Debian provides a more convenient way to build it into a
package. I haven't done that yet, the stock one seems to have all I
need (with appropriate module configuration).
Don't be afraid to try stuff. Just make sure you can still use your
old kernel if you make a mistake.
-D
PS. basically : (but read the How-To anyways)
make menuconfig
make
make deps
make install
make modules
make modules_install
# reconfigure lilo
# reboot with new kernel
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