Re: lp.o: init_module: Device or resource busy

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>]

	Subject: lp.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
	Date: Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 08:09:28PM +0200

In reply to:Robert Waldner

Quoting Robert Waldner(waldner@waldner.priv.at):
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I had to reconfigure my printer port from IRQ 7 to IRQ 5 (because I´ve 
> got a soundcard which is hardwired to IRQ 7 <grr>).
> 
> Luckily I had compiled lp as a module, so I thought a simple change from
> `modprobe lp irq=7` to "irq=5" should suffice. Nope:
> 
> bash-2.03# insmod lp.o irq=5
> lp.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> 

You don't have to use a precious IRQ for the printer, it dosn't
require one.  Try adding this append line in lilo.conf
append  = "apm=on lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
                                      |     IRQ
                                      Address
> syslogs tells:
> Jul  6 20:06:14 WatchZwerg kernel: lp0: Not found
> Jul  6 20:06:14 WatchZwerg kernel: lp: No override devices found.


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