On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 11:45:11AM -0700, David Smead wrote: > Gordon, > > Thanks for the reply. I tried the modprobe - can't find such a module. > I added CONFIG_PRINTER=y to config-2.2.19-idepci and rebooted. Nothing > changed. You need to recompile the kernel for this to take effect. Check to see if you have the lp module by running "locate lp.o" If you have the module, it should return something like: /lib/modules/2.2.19-idepci/kernel/drivers/char/lp.o If you find the lp module, run modprobe again but this time include the complete pathname to the module. > > I looked at Debian packages on debian.org, and found lprng, which I have > already on the system. It is telling me that /dev/lp0, etc isn't found. > The file is there, (6, 0 ). Where is the driver for that? > > When I initially installed Debian on the machine, I wasn't expecting to > attach a local printer so I probably answered NO to some question. > > Do I have to re-compile the kernel??? I couldn't find anything about an > lp package in the installation manual. > > I've tried modconf and added both parport and parport_pc. With this > config, lprngtool quits complaining about no /dev/lp0, but still nothing > gets printed though it is getting into the Q. > > > -- > Sincerely, > > David Smead > http://www.amplepower.com. > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Gordon Fraser wrote: > > > David Smead (smead@amplepower.com) wrote: > > > I can't print on the local printer. I'd guess it is missing a > > > module. Not I/O address shows up in /proc/ioports. > > > > > > There's a parport module that installs. > > > > You need to > > $ modprobe lp > > > > (CONFIG_PRINTER that is, if you haven't compiled that module yet) > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- Jerome
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