My head hurts from the monitor hiiting it all the time... I'm sure that
there's a simple solution to this. I thank you and my monitor thanks you [in
advance].
Eric P.
Los Gatos, CA
>I've read the entire /usr/src/linux/Documentation/parport.txt and
>understand everything _except_ the section "Reporting printer problems with
>parport". (I learned a lot reading that document - Thanks!) Can you please
>help me?
>
>Eric P.
>Los Gatos, CA
>
>>I'm stumped. I can't seem to configure parport to detect my parallel port
>>though /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe
>>correctly identifies my printer (an HP LJ4P). Any thoughts?
>>
>>Eric P.
>>
>>I've configured the BIOS (Award BIOS on a BP-6) :
>> I/O 0x3bc
>> IRQ 7
>> PORT MODE ECP+EPP
>> ECP DMA Mode 3
>> EPP Mode 1.7
>>
>>I've compiled the kernel (v. 2.4.1):
>> Y Parallel port support
>> Y PC-Style hardware
>> Y Use FIFO/DMA if available
>> Y IEEE 1284 transfer mode
>>
>>and, I've appended the lilo.conf (per the
>>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/partport.txt):
>> append = "parport=auto"
>>
>>...but still receive the message "No such device" if I direct output to
>>/dev/lp0.
>>
>>/var/log/messages contains the following:
>>1. *without* the kernel command line in lilo.conf:
>> parport0: PC-style at 0x3bc (px7bc) FIFO[PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
>> parport0: irq 7 detected
>> parport0: legacy device
>>
>>2. *with* the kernel command line in lilo.conf (append = "parport=auto"):
>> Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=2.4.1c ro root=2108
>>BOOT_FILE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.1c parport=auto
>> parport0: PC-style at 0x3bc (px7bc), irq7 usring
>>FIFO[PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
>> parport0: legacy device
>>
>>In both instances, /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/ contains the following:
>>autoprobe
>>========
>>MODEL: HP;
>>MANUFACTURER: hewlett-packard;
>>COMMAND SET:HP;
>>
>>autoprobeN # N = 1,2,3
>>=========
>><all other autoprobe values were null>
>>
>>base-addr
>>========
>>956 1980
>>
>>devices/active
>>======/====
>>none
>>
>>dma
>>===
>>-1
>>
>>irq
>>===
>>-1
>>
>>modes
>>=====
>>PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP
>>
>>spintime
>>=======
>>500
>>
>>The device files' major and minor numbers all seem correct:
>>/dev/lp0 6, 0
>>/dev/lp1 6, 1
>>/dev/lp2 6, 2
>>
>>...and the /proc/ioports are in-line:
>>03bc-03be: parport0
>>07bc-07be: parport0
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