Re: epson stylus 600 setup problem
On Sat, 2001-09-15 at 12:51, Dale Morris wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Ron Farrer wrote:
>
> > Dale Morris (dlm@well.com) wrote:
> >
> > > When I do that I get the following:
> > > [root@lymond]#adduser dlm lp
> > > The user `dlm' is already a member of lp.
> > > [root@lymond]#
> > >
> > > that's what's so frustrating..
> >
> > Does it give the same error if you do:
> > echo test > /dev/lp0
> > as root? If so, then printer support is not enabled in the kernel.
> >
> root@lymond /home/dlm/turboprint_1_43#echo test > /dev/lp0
> bash: /dev/lp0: No such device
>
> ..sigh.. I just reconfigured the kernel. Any specific settings that I
> may have missed in kernel configuration? But the confusing thing is that
> dmesg shows I have a printer..
>
> PCI: Using IRQ router default [1022/7006] at 00:00.0
> isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
> isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
> Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
> Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
> Starting kswapd v1.8
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
> parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(18)
> parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(18)
> parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus COLOR 600
> pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ
> SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled
>
>
> What now, should I reconfigure the kernel again? I have the parport
> support built into the kernel, not made as a module. It has always
> worked before this way, but maybe there is a security script that has
> changed something.
>
> thanks for all your help
> dale
It may just be that you don't have the alias for the major device number
in the modules.conf file, the modules may be getting autocleaned if you
aren't using them and having trouble getting reloaded. Check your
/proc/devices and /proc/modules to see if this is the case.
--mike
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