You have been subscribed to a public bug: When upgrading an Ubuntu 12.04 installation to the trusty hwe package I noticed that the parallel port printer was not working anymore. The reason is the parallel port which cannot be written to anymore. The printer cannot be detected and even an echo "hello" > /dev/lp0 with an occupied device message. The kernel log contains many errors "DMA write timed out" - they do only appear in the kernel versions with which the parallel port is not working. It is certainly related to the parport problem.
Reverting to the raring kernel 3.8 makes the parallel port work again. The saucy 3.11 kernel is affected by the problem to. The original precise kernel was not working either. The ThinkCentre Edge 72 is an Intel IvyBridge based system. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Incomplete -- Parallel port not working since kernel 3.11 on ThinkCentre Edge 72 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1363492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp