From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hal MacArgle Subject: Re: No Printing with Kernel 2.6.14.4 Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:22:51 -0500 Message-ID: <20060319152251.GA1070@lnx2.kvinet.com> References: <200603190543.k2J5hmPC001185@skyinet.net> <441D021F.1060705@comarre.com> Reply-To: haltec@kvinet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <441D021F.1060705@comarre.com> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org On 03-18, Ray Olszewski wrote: > Peter wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Slackware 10.2 > > > >When I change from kernel 2.4.31 to kernel 2.6.14.4 by installing > >kernel-generic-2.6.14.4-i686-2sh.tgz and > >kernel-modules-2.6.14.4-i686-2sh.tgz > >I cannot print anymore since apparently there is no provision for a > >parallel port which my printer Epson LQ 300 is using. At least when > >configuring the printer using gnome-cups-manager with kernel 2.6.14.4 it > >only shows serial and usb ports. > > > >How would I go about getting a parallel port into the 2.6.14.4 kernel. > >Could I copy it from the 2.4.31 modules and which one? > > > >In /usr/src I have no linux-2.6.14 directory only one for linux-2.4.31. > > > >Thanks & regards > > I just checked the kernel source I have handy (2.6.11, Debian package) > and it appears to offer parallel port support. The relevant modules are > parport and parport_pc (the same as 2.4.x, I think ... it's been some > years since I used a parallel port). You might try modprobe'ing these > modules and see what results. If Slackware left them out of its standard > modules package, I can't imagine why. I suspect it's because Patrick wants us to use CUPS for printing and he feels that impact printers are "obsolete." IIRC I modprobed either parport or parport_pc; modprobe automatically loading the other.. -- Hal - in Terra Alta, WV/US - Slackware GNU/Linux 10.1 (2.4.29) . - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs