> kernel: 0x378: FIFO is 16 bytes
> kernel: 0x378: writeIntrThreshold is 16
> kernel: 0x378: readIntrThreshold is 16
> kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,EPP,ECP]
> kernel: parport0: irq 7 detected
> kernel: parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 870C
> kernel: lp: driver loaded but no devices found
>
> so the parport module is obviously loading correctly, and setting the port
> to parport0, and even seeing my printer. in conf.modules i added a line
> saying "alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc" (redhat 6.2). actually it was
> already there, so i deleted it & tried the modules, but that made no
> difference anyway, so i stuck it back in :)
This I am not sure about, but could it be that the modules uses sysv ipc
to communicate? If so, do you have the /dev/shm/ filesystem installed?
If not try to read the sysv ipc stuff in
linux/Documentation/Configuration.help (just "less" it and press "/" and
write /dev/shm).
Regards, Dennis
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