I just recently installed Debian 2.2 and had the same problem as well. When I tried to load the lp module during the install it failed. I tried installing it without any pararmeters (because it said that would grab all parallel ports) but that didn't seem to work. I also tried adding the example parameters just to see if I'd get lucky but nothing worked. I just figured I'd get it once I've recompiled my new kernel. I haven't tried it yet though, just haven't had the time. btw, I'm printing to a remote printer on another linux box, do I still need the lp module installed on the "client" end to print to the remote? Also, I previously had the lp module loaded on this machine when I was using Debian 2.1 (kernel 2.0.36) and didn't have any problems. If I can help in any way in your research to find the answer let me know, I'd love to help.
Jesse On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, USM Bish wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 09:18:01PM -0400, Seung-woo Nam wrote: > > Hi everyone: > > > > I installed Debian 2.2 recently and the process went pretty smoothly > > except for lp module for printer support. The installation of the module > > fails even though I have a printer connected to the parallel port and I > > can't figure out whether it's parameter thing or something else. Could > > anyone help me? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Seung-woo Nam > > You are not the only one. There seems to be some > problem with kernel 2.2.17 or the printer daemon > lprng 3.6.12-6 or lpr. > > There are many people on this list who are able > to get a printout to the raw device by doing a > "cat TxtFile > /dev/lpN" (where N is their port > polled device) but lpr is not being able to use > the polled port for some reason (i.e the command > "cat TxtFile | lpr" fails).For all such cases lp > support has been built into the kernel and perm- > issions of spool dir /files properly set. There > are no plip conflicts. > > This matter by all probabilities would need to > be referred to the kernel or the lpr/lprng main- > tainers, once the cause is elucidated.I am doing > a study of the problem presently .. and frankly, > still quite lost ! > > I had posted a query three days ago on this list > to have a rough estimate of the extent of the > problem, on the thread "Printing : Kernel 2.2.17 > problem?" but the response so far has been poor. > I have no confirmation from anyone that Kernel > 2.2.17 with lprng 3.6.12-6 or lpr has posed no > problems. > > It appears that "CUPS" is okay with this kernel > as confirmed by Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, but > that isn't the default potato / woody "lpr" or > "lprng". It is somewhere between kernel 2.2.17 > and the printer daemon where the problems lie. > > Or, could there be any other factor at play ? > > USM Bish
