On 20 Feb 2014 à 13:00, Brian wrote: > On Wed 19 Feb 2014 at 10:50:14 +0100, francesco scaglione wrote: > > > root@desk:~# lsmod | grep par > > parport_pc 22364 0 > > parport 31858 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc > > The needed modules are loaded. > > > [ 16.498771] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver > > No sign of the parport (or lp) module being loaded when booting. ppdev > depends on parport so this is worrying. > > > root@desk:~# cat /etc/default/cups > > # Cups configure options > > > > # LOAD_LP_MODULE: enable/disable to load "lp" parallel printer driver > > # module > > LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes > > The lp module also depends on parport. It looks like CUPS is a getting > parport loaded. > > > root@desk:~# ls -l /dev/lp* > > ls: impossible d'accéder à /dev/lp*: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce > > type > > --- > > root@desk:~# ls -l /dev/parport* > > ls: impossible d'accéder à /dev/parport*: Aucun fichier ou dossier de > > ce type > > No devices created. This doesn't happen on my up-to-date Wheezy machine > with a stock kernel; have you got the same setup? > > There are BIOS settings for the parallel port; you could see whether > altering them makes any difference. The cable and its connections might > also be worth looking at.
Thanks again Brian! Well, actually I had found this: --- What is your parallel port configured as in your BIOS? Go into your system BIOS (follow your system documentation) and check that your parallel port is configure for ECP mode. --- here: http://hplipopensource.com/node/217 --- But since my machine (HP Compact dx2400 Microtower) didn't come with a parallel port, there's nothing about that in the Bios. I've myself added a small card with such port: --- 03:00.0 Parallel controller: NetMos Technology Device 9900 (prog-if 03 [IEEE1284]) Subsystem: Device a000:2000 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5 I/O ports at dc00 [size=8] I/O ports at d880 [size=8] Memory at feaff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Memory at feafe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [800] Advanced Error Reporting --- But how could I verify whether or not it is "in ECP mode"? How would I configure that card? Shall I look for a "swith" on the motherboard? Beside, the same card with the same printer and the same cable worked under xp. Francesco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20140220141629.GE23596@biblioteca
