Re: Debian Kernel 2.6.12 and parallel port problems.

[Jason Martens <me@jasonmartens.com>]

Malcolm Lalkaka wrote:

> I just thought of another thing that could be causing this problem:
> udev. When I upgraded to kernel version 2.6.12, it would not let me
> upgrade my kernel unless I upgraded udev as well. Since you seem to be
> having similar problems with a different sort of device, I'm led to
> believe that the problem may lie in udev, not necessarily in the
> kernel. Currently, my udev version, as stated by dpkg, is 0.068-2.
>
> What's your udev version (`dpkg -s udev | grep -i version`)?
>
>     Malcolm
>  
Well, if my understanding of udev is correct (which it may not be) I 
don't think this is your problem.  My understanding is that udev only 
creates the device files under /dev.  It does not actually affect how 
your hardware works.  So, if /dev/lp0 exists, then udev is working, and 
there is some other problem.

I'm running udev 0.070-2.

Jason