Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:22:48 -0700 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: Fw: 2.6.0: lp not working |
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 02:31:53 -0700 (PDT) Russell Whitaker <russ@ashlandhome.net> wrote:
| On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote: | | > | Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:43:17 -0700 (PDT) | > | From: Russell Whitaker <russ@ashlandhome.net> | > | To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org | > | Subject: 2.6.0: lp not working | > | | > | | > | Hi | > | Edited lilo.conf so I can boot either kernel-2.6.0-test2 | > | (default) or kernel-2.4.21, using hda1. | > | | > | lpr a small file, no print. ctrl-alt-del and rebooted using | > | 2.4.21, file printed. Checked the two config files and could | > | not find any difference in this area. | > | | > | Printer is a Panasonic dot-matrix running in text mode. | > | Also using patch bk5. | > | > Is "Parallel Printer support" built into your kernel or built as a | > module? If built as a module, are you sure that the module is | > loaded? If modular, please provide contents of /proc/modules | > when you try to print. | > | Built as a module | Found lp.ko in /lib/modules/2.6.0-test2-bk4/kernel/drivers/char | lp <file> then lpq shows <file> in queue | | contents of /proc/modules | ipt_LOG 5376 1 - Live 0xf891a000 | ipt_limit 2496 1 - Live 0xf8915000 | ipt_state 1792 2 - Live 0xf8913000 | iptable_filter 2752 1 - Live 0xf88d3000 | ip_tables 22080 4 ipt_LOG,ipt_limit,ipt_state,iptable_filter, Live 0xf88d8000 | ip_conntrack_ftp 72308 0 - Live 0xf88fe000 | ip_conntrack 43092 2 ipt_state,ip_conntrack_ftp, Live 0xf88df000 | ide_cd 41536 0 - Live 0xf88ba000 | cdrom 35168 1 ide_cd, Live 0xf88c6000
I guess I don't get it. Why isn't "lp" listed in /proc/modules? Did you load it or is that the problem -- that it's not being auto-loaded? Does the <file> print if you load the lp module?
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