Why printing at boot?

archkick · 2006-09-18 18:04:34

Hello there my question is a bit funny....

From the day i installed arch while arch is booting and every time its booting after starting udev my printer prints a page with the letter α

Is there any way to get rid of this problem except unpluging my printer?

iBertus · 2006-09-18 18:16:24

This is a strange problem. I suppose you could try not loading modules for printing until you need them.

phrakture · 2006-09-18 19:02:51

I have to admit, I laughed when I read this problem - I like funny problems like this.

I would suggest what iBertus said. blacklist your printer module via MODULES=(....... !my-printer-module ....) and then boot, once you're booted, manually modprobe your printer module and see what happens. If it still prints, it might be a stray udev rule...

archkick · 2006-09-18 19:45:32

Thanks a lot guys i 'll try it...

FUBAR · 2006-09-19 07:38:04

Haha, this is indeed a funny problem. I wonder what the solution/culprit is.

*find back post in a cunning disguise*

archkick · 2006-09-20 18:58:41

i'm posting my lsmod if there is anyone who can figure out which module i have to remove..

Module Size Used by
fglrx 393580 8
agpgart 26980 1 fglrx
ipv6 243232 10
nls_cp437 5760 1
vfat 10880 1
fat 47644 1 vfat
ntfs 232596 1
snd_seq_oss 31360 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6528 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50256 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 6796 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 37664 0
snd_mixer_oss 16128 1 snd_pcm_oss
joydev 8384 0
snd_intel8x0 29084 4
snd_ac97_codec 93216 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 76292 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 19972 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm
evdev 8192 0
ppdev 7812 0
pcspkr 2816 0
snd 45924 15 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7776 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8072 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
lp 9732 0
rtc 10676 0
ehci_hcd 29576 0
ohci_hcd 18692 0
irtty_sir 5504 0
sir_dev 11908 1 irtty_sir
forcedeth 26124 0
irda 121912 1 sir_dev
crc_ccitt 2176 1 irda
parport_pc 24484 1
ppp_generic 24852 0
slhc 6528 1 ppp_generic
sky2 35332 0
usbcore 113536 3 ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
it87 18724 0
hwmon_vid 2816 1 it87
eeprom 5904 0
i2c_isa 3968 1 it87
i2c_nforce2 6272 0
i2c_core 17536 4 it87,eeprom,i2c_isa,i2c_nforce2
xfs 594228 0
reiserfs 250880 0
jfs 183420 0
ext3 128648 4
jbd 56084 1 ext3
sata_qstor 7684 0
sata_promise 9220 0
sata_sil24 9476 0
sata_nv 6916 0
sata_mv 16392 0
sata_vsc 6020 0
sata_via 6020 0
sata_uli 4996 0
sata_svw 5764 0
sata_sx4 11652 0
sata_sis 5636 0
sata_sil 7432 7
DAC960 69832 0
cciss 30212 0
sx8 15756 0
cpqarray 19172 0
mptfc 10120 0
mptspi 13196 0
mptsas 19980 0
mptctl 22788 0
mptscsih 19968 3 mptfc,mptspi,mptsas
mptbase 46688 5 mptfc,mptspi,mptsas,mptctl,mptscsih
megaraid_mbox 28560 0
megaraid_sas 23468 0
megaraid_mm 9252 1 megaraid_mbox
ata_piix 9732 0
osst 51104 0
megaraid 37064 0
sym53c8xx 70804 0
atp870u 30592 0
aha152x 36688 0
aic79xx 273112 0
aic7xxx 176564 0
ahci 12932 0
pdc_adma 7556 0
libata 60940 15 sata_qstor,sata_promise,sata_sil24,sata_nv,sata_mv,sata_vsc,sata_via,sata_uli,sata_svw,sata_sx4,sata_sis,sata_sil,ata_piix,ahci,pdc_adma
raid_class 4992 0
nsp32 23316 0
aacraid 56960 0
ipr 59300 0
imm 10888 0
parport 33480 4 ppdev,lp,parport_pc,imm
3w_xxxx 24736 0
tmscsim 20800 0
dc395x 32656 0
3w_9xxx 30724 0
a100u2w 9280 0
BusLogic 22708 0
sr_mod 14756 0
qlogicfas408 6272 0
st 35612 0
sg 27036 0
dmx3191d 11264 0
lpfc 166080 0
scsi_transport_sas 21248 1 mptsas
qla1280 116620 0
sd_mod 16768 10
ide_floppy 16256 0
ide_cd 36256 0
cdrom 35616 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
ide_disk 14208 0
via82cxxx 8708 0 [permanent]
trm290 4100 0 [permanent]
triflex 3328 0 [permanent]
slc90e66 5248 0 [permanent]
sis5513 13064 0 [permanent]
siimage 10496 0 [permanent]
serverworks 8072 0 [permanent]
sc1200 6656 0 [permanent]
rz1000 2560 0 [permanent]
piix 9476 0 [permanent]
pdc202xx_old 9856 0 [permanent]
pdc202xx_new 8448 0 [permanent]
ns87415 4040 0 [permanent]
jmicron 3968 0 [permanent]
it821x 7684 0 [permanent]
hpt366 17792 0 [permanent]
hpt34x 4608 0 [permanent]
generic 4356 0 [permanent]
cy82c693 4228 0 [permanent]
cs5530 5120 0 [permanent]
cmd64x 10652 0 [permanent]
atiixp 5392 0 [permanent]
amd74xx 13596 0 [permanent]
alim15x3 11148 0 [permanent]
aec62xx 6656 0 [permanent]
ide_core 113736 28 ide_floppy,ide_cd,ide_disk,via82cxxx,trm290,triflex,slc90e66,sis5513,siimage,serverworks,sc1200,rz1000,piix,pdc202xx_old,pdc202xx_new,ns87415,jmicron,it821x,hpt366,hpt34x,generic,cy82c693,cs5530,cmd64x,atiixp,amd74xx,alim15x3,aec62xx

I'm sorry for the long paste...

Please help me thanks...

Mr Green · 2006-09-20 19:17:04

do you use a serial or parallel printer ?

ditch lp parport... module if you use usb ...

archkick · 2006-09-20 19:20:20

i use a serial printer...Is this bad?

Mr Green · 2006-09-20 19:22:00

no ... not a problem ...

archkick · 2006-09-20 19:30:41

ho do i ditch it?by adding a !lp parport in rc.conf ?

Mr Green · 2006-09-20 19:47:50

if you remove those modules then printer will not work ..

Must another reason

What kernel are you running?

archkick · 2006-09-20 19:59:00

my uname- r says

2.6.17-ARCH
talking for kernel my make xconfig gives me an error

scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

qconf: cannot connect to X server :0.0
make[1]: *** [xconfig] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

the same error when i'm tryin to run kate as root....
qconf: cannot connect to X server :0.0
make[1]: *** [xconfig] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2
[root@myhost linux-2.6.17-ARCH]# kate
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kate: cannot connect to X server :0.0

Why is that?

tomfitzyuk · 2006-09-20 22:43:31

Are you trying to run 'make xconfig' in console?

xconfig has to be run in X.

In the console, try 'make menuconfig'.

Mr Green · 2006-09-21 06:45:51

@archkick I am unsure of your level of knowledge of Linux ... why are you trying to run xconfig for? .... pm me I'll try to get you up & running (no promises mind!)

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Why printing at boot?

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