> If you boot off 2.6.8 -- printing works > If you boot off 2.6.12 -- printing does not work > > Correct? ... > Any clue comparing kernel configs? I no longer have the 2.6.8 kernel to check, but when I did have it, printing was working. After upgrading, everything seemed to be working fine; but I forgot to check printing. I [naively] never thought it would be a problem. So I deleted the old kernel. I do distictly remember that my parallel port and printer worked fine with kernel version 2.6.8.
> Module or config change? There have been module/config changes, but the newer kernel has much more support for devices than my 2.6.8 kernel. The 2.6.8 kernel was compiled from a Debian 2.6.8 kernel. > Does google help? I have tried Google (and will try it again), but with no luck. I get search results, but they did not seem to help. One result, for example, suggested that I manually unload all my parallel port kernel modules, and reload them. I tried this, but it had no effect. Also, did you see Charles de Miramon's <cmiramon[at]kde-france.org> email? He said: > I had the same problem than Malcolm. Upgrading my kernel to linux-image-2.6.12 > broke printing on the parallel port on my computer. It seems that something > changed in the parport module. > > I've reverted to 2.6.11 and the problem was solved. Do you think I should do the same? If so, how do I revert to an older kernel? I think if I had the option, I would rather keep the latest one. Thanks again, Malcolm --------------------------------
