I have the same problem, and I didn't add this. I will try this when I get
home and see how that works.
Avram
On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Jose M. Sanchez wrote:
> Did you remember to add
>
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
>
> to the /etc/conf.modules as documented in the errata?
>
> -JMS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 12:12 PM
> Subject: printer woes (fwd)
>
>
> > I have just installed everything on redhat 6.1 system.
> > I am trying to print.
> >
> > [root@cbe207 /root]# cat test.txt > /dev/lp2
> > bash: /dev/lp2: No such device
> > [root@cbe207 /root]# cat test.txt > /dev/lp1
> > bash: /dev/lp1: No such device
> > [root@cbe207 /root]# cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> > bash: /dev/lp0: No such device
> >
> > I can't even cat to the local printer (attached to parallel printer port).
> > BTW the printer etc are fine--I had this computer + printer working fine
> > under slackware before now.
> >
> > lpd seems to be there.
> > [wsimpson@cbe207 wsimpson]$ ps -ax |grep lp
> > 444 ? S 0:00 [lpd]
> > 451 ? S 0:00 [lpd]
> > Though I don't know what the square brackets mean.
> >
> > I tried using the printtool. Same messages.
> > I am used to slackware, where nothing special needed to be done in the
> > installation process to get printing enabled.
> >
> > Can it be that the kernel doesn't have printing in it?
> > cat /proc/devices
> > does not show lp
> >
> > I tried running "system upgrade" from cdrom but it didn't let me do
> > anything about printer. I also tried to rebuild kernel but my
> > installation failed to install the kernel sources.
> >
> > My basic questions:
> > - what is wrong?
> > - if there is a kernel problem, is there a simple way to add printing
> > functionality and retain rest of my current set-up? If I need to rebuild
> > kernel, how do I get the sources off the cdrom (or ftp site) and onto my
> > hd?
> >
> > Thanks very much for any help!
> >
> > Bill Simpson
> >
> >
> >
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