[ale] parallel port printer

[jknapka at kneuro.net (Joe Knapka)]

Isn't the "ieee1394" the parallel port?

-- Joe

Jim Philips <jimmyc at speedfactory.net> writes:

> Since I went to kernel 2.6.6, I haven't been able to get my printer to work. I 
> compiled in parallel printer support as a module and the module shows up when 
> I run lsmod. But if I try to send a file directly to /dev/lp0, I get "no such 
> device". And when I run /cat/proc/devices, there is only this:
> 
>  1 mem
>   4 /dev/vc/0
>   4 tty
>   4 ttyS
>   5 /dev/tty
>   5 /dev/console
>   5 /dev/ptmx
>   7 vcs
>  10 misc
>  13 input
>  14 sound
> 116 alsa
> 128 ptm
> 136 pts
> 171 ieee1394
> 180 usb
> 
> Needless to say, CUPS doesn't see this printer when I try to set it up. It 
> worked fine on my old box and it works fine under WindowsXP. What else can I 
> do to get Linux to see this printer?
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