Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: lp module irk | Date | Fri, 1 Mar 1996 21:46:45 +0000 (GMT) |
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> What's got me irked is that every time lp loads, it resets > the printer. I've got a BJ200ex, so this means it ejects > the current sheet, makes a lot of moving-the-print-head > noise, and sets it to "High Quality" mode. This is not > acceptable. Furthermore, it starts using the polling code > instead of IRQ 7. That's annoying, too.
So fix it. Make it take command options for not resetting and IRQ choice.
> Also, if I knew how to give lp an option in conf.modules to > use irq 7, that would fix that bit. (Tell me how.) But it > still isn't what I want, exactly.
insmod can set global variables in the module. Take that and the source and have fun.
> This isn't the sort of bug I expect to get fixed, but it is > the sort of bug I expect to see documented in the BUGS > section of lp or kerneld or both.
You don't BTW need to submit code for patches. You can easily submit a patch that adds just this warning to the comments...
This isnt a complicated change, its a chance to get involved. Have a go have fun..
Alan
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