> > > modprobe lp.o
> > >
> > > simply takes forever. (Which, in a startup script, has basically the same
> > > effect as hanging the system ;) ).
> >
> > Does it take longer than it used to, then?
>
> Like I've said, it takes forever. I've tried waiting for about 10 minutes
> without anything happening.
Are you using kerneld? What modules get loaded? What's in the logs? Is
there a /proc/parport, and if so, what's in /proc/parport/0/* ? What mode
is your parallel port set to (EPP? ECP? etc)?
Tim.
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