On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:59:35PM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Sandip P Deshmukh said: > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:50:22PM -0800, nate wrote: > > i think i have all thse modules installed. how do i make sure that i > > have them up and loaded? here is what dmesg has to say: > > /sbin/lsmod here is output of lsmod: Module Size Used by Not tainted parport_pc 25704 1 (autoclean) lp 6912 0 (autoclean) parport 21728 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] nls_cp437 4384 2 (autoclean) i810_audio 21248 0 ac97_codec 9568 0 [i810_audio] soundcore 3236 2 [i810_audio] keybdev 1664 0 (unused) usbkbd 2848 0 (unused) input 3072 0 [keybdev usbkbd] usb-uhci 20708 0 (unused) usbcore 48032 0 [usbkbd usb-uhci] this shows parport_pc is loaded. however, there is no trace of it in dmesg! is this the snag? > it looks like maybe parport_pc isn't loaded for you. > > > > your printer(Deskjet 710C) is a winprinter, > > > > could be. but if i do echo "SOMETHING" > /dev/lp0, what is happening? > > as printer doesnt even blink! > > I had a 712C (IIRC) working just fine, which uses the same driver. Have > you tried using the ppd generated by linuxprinting.org? > > This link: > http://www.linuxprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.cgi?driver=pnm2ppa&printer=61472&.submit=Generate+PPD+file > is the one for CUPS. oh! this is where all the firghtening stuff begins. i will just go to the link and download the ppd file and keep it ready in ~ > > They also report that this printer works 'perfectly' so don't despair > yet (^: some relief - i must say! > So, first check if parport_pc is loaded, going by /sbin/lsmod, it seems parport_pc is loaded. however, i went into modconf and checked if it is loaded and it shows a + next to parport pc - confirming it is loaded. why does dmesg not show it? and if not, load it with > modconf - that way it will load at boot each time. If that doesn't get > things going, try the ppd generated by linuxprinting.org, at the link > above. i will keep the ppd file ready in my home. but do you think i need to solve my parport_pc problem first? do you think that is the root cause of all trouble i have faced? thanx again, sandip p deshmukh ------***--------
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