"I dont want to be here...." wrote:
> > > I am having trouble after installing Red Hat 6.1. When
> > > I use print tool to set up my HP DeskJet 670C, it
> > > tells me that the paralell port is not detected (it
> > > actually tells me that lp0, lp1 and lp2 are not
> I'm actually suffering the same problem after upgrading to 6.0
> Printing was working, low res, but hey.
Make sure that the line 'alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc' is in
/etc/conf.modules.
The 2.2 kernel went way modular with the parallel port. Printing now
requires the lp and parport modules as well as a low-level driver for
your parallel port hardware. For regular PC parallel ports that's the
parport_pc module.
Paul.
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