[NTLUG:Discuss] no /dev/lp0 ???

[jeremyb@univista.com]

Hey folks,  I'm trying to get my HP LaserJet 4L set up on a RedHAt 7.1 (non
factory kernel) installation.
/dev/lp0 doesn't exist according to the error messages below....  I built
another
kernel using 2.4.18 src and enabled all the printer and parport modules I
could find...
but I still can't do get the /dev/lp0 working.  I'm not sure what to look
for at this point.
  ...maybe IRQ or I/O settings?  ...how do I check/change this?
I'm not much of a hardware guru so advice with specific instructions would
be nice.


thanks in advance,
  Jeremy


Here's some info from the machine:

[root at emma root]# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
emu10k1                54016   0  (autoclean)
lp                      6880   0  (autoclean)
parport                26304   0  (autoclean) [lp]
8139too                13664   1  (autoclean)
mii                     1088   0  (autoclean) [8139too]
usbcore                30944   0  (unused)

[root at emma root]# lpstat
Printer: HPLJ4 at oak
 Queue: no printable jobs in queue
 Status: removing job 'cfA245oak.proteuslab.com' - JREMOVE at 00:47:35.048

[root at emma root]# /etc/init.d/lpd restart
Stopping lpd:                                              [  OK  ]
Starting lpd: Warning - HPLJ4: cannot open lp device '/dev/lp0' - No such
device or address
                                                           [  OK  ]
[root at emma root]# ls /dev/lp
lp0  lp1  lp2

[root at emma root]# ls /dev/lp0
/dev/lp0

[root at emma root]# echo foo | lp -d HPLJ4
request id is root at oak+435

[root at emma root]# lpstat
Printer: HPLJ4 at oak
 Queue: 1 printable job
 Server: pid 1436 active
 Unspooler: pid 1437 active
 Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 10:20:37.080
 Rank   Owner/ID                  Class Job Files                 Size Time
active root at oak+435                 A   435 (STDIN)                  4
10:20:36
[root at emma root]#