Looks to me like the "lp" driver/module isn't there. parport is
lowlevel. lp uses the lowlevel parport to support /dev/lp0,1,2,3, ...
lpd (the printer demon) is looking for lp.
as a module the name would be lp.o
Regards,
Tom
Steve Doerr wrote:
> Hi Tom/Tim. Here's the only related logging that I can see and CONFIG_LP.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
> the only CONFIG_LP I see:
> # CONFIG_LP486E is not set
>
> dmesg:
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP(,...)]
> parport_pc: Via 686A parallel port: io=0x378
>
> kern.log:
> Jan 11 11:14:05 debian kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP(,...)]
> Jan 11 11:14:05 debian kernel: parport_pc: Via 686A parallel port: io=0x378
> Jan 11 11:15:23 debian kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
>
> lpr.log:
> Jan 12 07:38:16 debian lpd: cron.daily found errors, run checkpc for
> details.
>
>
> Tom Perkins wrote:
>
>
>>How about some log file output?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Tom
>>
>>Steve Doerr wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello. Does any one have any ideas what the problem might be with par0
>>>on the above kernel?
>>>
>>>It's not seeing the device, which is there, and I followed instruct. in
>>>parport.txt for building the driver into the kernel. Can anyone tell
>>>from the following info whether I missed something, or if this might be
>>>a bug?
>>>
>>>Any input greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>debian:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.14# ls -l /dev/par*
>>>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Oct 18 2000 /dev/par0
>>>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 1 Oct 18 2000 /dev/par1
>>>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 2 Oct 18 2000 /dev/par2
>>>
>>>Driver is in the kernel - here's relevant config/other details:
>>>
>>>CONFIG_PARPORT=y
>>>CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
>>>CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_CML1=y
>>>
>>>Checkpc -f:
>>>Warning - ** cannot open '/var/log/lp-errs' - 'Permission denied'
>>>Warning - ** cannot open '/var/log/lp-acct' - 'Permission denied'
>>>Warning - lp: cannot open lp device '/dev/par0' - No such device
>>>
>>>cat /proc/interrupts:
>>> 4: 12139 XT-PIC serial
>>> 10: 0 XT-PIC via82cxxx
>>>
>>>cat /proc/ioports:
>>>0378-037a : parport0
>>>
>>>lines included in lilo.conf:
>>>parport=0x378,7
>>>lp=parport0
>>>
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