On 00:16 Sat 08 Oct , Malcolm Lalkaka wrote: > > 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. > Check if you have /dev/lp0 and look at lpr.log
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