[ILUG] Re: Printer Question

[P.J. Ryan]

Do you use parport?
I have parport configured as a module using kernel 2.2.12
I have a zip drive and a printer on the parallel port.

insmod /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/parport.o
insmod /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/parport_pc.o io=0x378 irq=7
insmod /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/parport_probe.o
insmod ppa

/usr/src/linux/.config contains
CONFIG_PARPORT=m
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m
# CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m

I'm dot sure how it works but it does work for me.

P.J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pamela O'Shea [mailto:pamoshea at skynet.csn.ul.ie]
Sent: 13 November 2000 20:59
To: niall at magicgoeshere.com
Cc: ilug at linux.ie
Subject: [ILUG] Re: Printer Question


nope my printcap looks like this [ive changed back to using lpr now] :

[root at iceberg src]# cat /etc/printcap

##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL laserjet 300x300 letter {} LaserJet Default {} lp:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :mx#0:\
        :sh:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:\
        :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter: