> On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
>
> > Tried it with pre-2.3.32-4 today, and it works now, though, so whatever
> > the problem was, it's fixed.
>
> Strange. I haven't been changing the code much recently at all.
>
> > I still don't get any autoprobing info (yes, I enabled IEEE-1284, and
> > the printer supports it), though. The autoprobe* files are in proc,
> > but they're empty.
>
> What does dmesg say?
>
> Tim.
> */
I haven't the latest kernel (2.2.13), but
Make sure the parport_probe module is loaded,
/sbin/lsmod
and there might be two kernel configuration settings:
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT:
Some IEEE-1284 conforming parallel-port devices can identify
themselves when requested. Say Y to enable this feature, or M to
compile it as a module (parport_probe.o). If in doubt, say N.
CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK:
If your printer conforms to IEEE 1284, it may be able to provide a
status indication when you read from it (for example, with `cat
/dev/lp1'). To use this feature, say Y here.
I get:
{drf5n@hob}~: /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
vmmon 14380 0
vmnet 10672 3
ne2k-pci 3928 1 (autoclean)
8390 5940 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
unix 10088 36 (autoclean)
{drf5n@hob}~: cat /dev/lp0
cat: /dev/lp0: I/O error
{drf5n@hob}~: /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
parport_probe 2940 0 (autoclean)
parport_pc 5532 1 (autoclean)
lp 4988 0 (autoclean)
parport 6676 1 (autoclean) [parport_probe parport_pc
lp]
vmmon 14380 0
vmnet 10672 3
ne2k-pci 3928 1 (autoclean)
8390 5940 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
unix 10088 36 (autoclean)
{drf5n@hob}~: cat /proc/parport/0/autoprobe
MODEL:Unknown device;
MANUFACTURER:Unknown vendor;
{drf5n@hob}~:
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