From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JYdeG-0008Vj-F8 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:46:20 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 09BFDE0523; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:46:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailhost.mis.mpg.de (mailhost.mis.mpg.de [194.95.184.44]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87B1E0523 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:46:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from twww.mis.mpg.de (csc.mis.mpg.de [194.95.184.223]) by mailhost.mis.mpg.de (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m2A8jrXI013111 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:45:54 +0100 (MET) Received: from esafe141.mis.mpg.de (esafe141.mis.mpg.de [141.5.26.2]) by twww.mis.mpg.de (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id m2A8la3l004304 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:47:36 +0100 (MET) Received: from [172.19.120.219] ([141.5.26.73]) by eSafe SMTP Relay 1203528596; Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:46:28 +0100 Message-ID: <47D4F596.3050903@gmx.de> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:47:18 +0100 From: Thomas Kahle User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080229) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] CUPS: Need help setting up my parallel port printer References: <40364.192.168.1.4.1204914335.squirrel@www.espersunited.com> In-Reply-To: <40364.192.168.1.4.1204914335.squirrel@www.espersunited.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 OpenPGP: id=A214B7B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ESAFE-STATUS: Mail clean X-ESAFE-DETAILS: X-MIS-Check-Sender: OK, relay allowed from this IP. X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0 (2007-05-01) on twww.mis.mpg.de X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-101.5 required=8.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_50, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=no version=3.2.0 X-Archives-Salt: f139cb4a-e270-42f8-ba69-1be1b361c9b9 X-Archives-Hash: aed791421ae28684b9a57807ae6495bb -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, please check if you have Parallel Port Printing Support enabled in the Kernel. If as a module, its called "lp". You find the kernel option oder "Device Drivers" -> "Character Devices" -> "Parallel Printing Support". hope to help Tom Michael Sullivan wrote: | We got a new printer today. It's the same model as our old printer, so it | should work, right? I followed the Gentoo Printing Guide up to the point | where one sets up the printer in the CUPS administrative interface. It | does not offer me a parallel port choice for the device. My kernel is | built with parallel port support and I have modprobed parport and | parport_pc: | | catherine ~ # lsmod | grep parport | parport_pc 32868 0 | parport 26696 1 parport_pc | | And dmseg is aware of the printer: | | catherine ~ # dmesg | grep -i print | parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus C88 | | But on the CUPS interface, I can choose from | | AppSocket/HPJetDirect | Backend Error Handler | HP Printer (HPLIP) | Internet Printing Protocol (http) | Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) | LPD/LPR Host or Printer | SCSI Printer | Serial Port #1 | | but no parallel port. It used to be on there. How can I get it back, or | is parallel port called something else now? | | | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH1PWWrpEWPKIUt7MRAp00AKCSLkzPobzjjY+sziGcorCWrcN3kQCfSKyg nZzBxNW82iU2IQOPgzIrgwU= =palM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list