From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hal MacArgle Subject: Re: Printing with Kernel 2.6.14.4 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:44:59 -0500 Message-ID: <20060321134459.GA1012@lnx2.kvinet.com> References: <200603210240.k2L2exYo003730@skyinet.net> Reply-To: haltec@kvinet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200603210240.k2L2exYo003730@skyinet.net> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Peter Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org On 03-21, Peter wrote: > Hi, > > Slackware 10.2 kernel 2.6.14.4 > > Putting /sbin/modprobe parport_pc and ... lp in rc.local I can print, however, > only when I am connected to the Internet since the print configuration tool > has no provisions for parallel port when local printer is selected. Only > Network Printer will show the setting for parallel port and Epson printers. > > In my Fedora4 box with kernel 2.6.14-1... selecting local printer will show > parallel port and Epson printers and I can print w/o being connected. > > How could I correct to be able to print in slackware w/o being connected. > > Should I just copy the files of /lib/modules/kernel/drivers from Fedora over > the slackware? > > Thanks & regards > -- > Peter Doesn't 'cat filename.txt > /dev/lp0' /or/ /dev/lp1 work?? Depending on whether you're using 0x378 or 0x278?? I don't have a printer connected to the one Slack 10.2, 2.6.X machine, so could be all wet... My one 10.2 machine using 2.4.31... -- 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