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

[Dan Carlson]

Go into your bios setup program and verify that the parallel port is
enabled.  If it is already enabled then you might try some of the other
modes.  You should also specify "non-pnp os" in the bios setup program, if
it has such a setting.

Dan Carlson

----- Original Message -----
From: <jeremyb at univista.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] no /dev/lp0 ???


> 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]#
>
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