[NTLUG:Discuss] modprobe ppa says that parport is busy

[A.L.]

> I am trying to get my parallel port ZIP drive to work. According to
> several messages that I read, I can type
>   /sbin/modprobe ppa
> to do it.
> 
> But, when I try it, I get an error message:
> /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> parport: Device or resource busy.


	Probably have other module(s) loaded that access the parallel
port.  Post the output of the command "lsmod", and we'll see what's in
there that might be hogging the paraport.  

--
A.L.Lambert

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