Re: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7, and parallel port printing

[Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe@d.umn.edu>]

> Any hints on what hoops I have to jump through to get printing to 
>  cooperate again with 2.6.8-2-k7 very much appreciated? google and
>  linuxprinting.org aren't much help in that regard (at least not that
>  I could find).

first step, as you guessed it, is getting
$ cat /etc/passwd > /dev/lp0
to work.

are you using udev? have you checked dmesg? what about lsmod?

> 
> 0: for the sole reason of having /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
> 1: HP Laserjet 4L, cupsys 1.1.23-10, LJET4.PPD, lp0

what is /proc/sys/vm/swappiness? i am curious.

-matt zagrabelny