Can't make LPT work

MartinZ · 2005-11-21 23:09:02

I just can't make my Canon BJC 4300 LPT printer work under linux. It used to run well when i had SuSE installed and it actually goes like a charm under Windoze, so it's no hardware problem...

I followed everything posted in the CUPS wiki. I guess linux is not detecting my LPT port, cos hwd doesn't show it when asked (¿maybe it shouldn't??).

I just don't know what else to do, i think i'm not doing something very stupid, like running some requiered module or daemon, i don't know...

I would appreciate very very much some help with this.

Ah! I'm running a PC Chip's M825LU motherboard, maybe that would be useful...

desertViking · 2005-11-22 16:13:06

If you run "lsmod", do you find parport, parport_pc and lp loaded?

MartinZ · 2005-11-22 19:53:37

How stupid i am...

Thanks desertViking, that was the only problem. Strange, i was sure i loaded all the modules...

desertViking · 2005-11-22 19:56:47

No problem.

Have you updated recently? topwa has been working hard on a new hdwdetect script that might pick this stuff up for you automatically.

Glad to help!

tpowa · 2005-11-22 21:04:30

yes if you run latest initscripts with MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes" in rc.conf it should be detected and load the modules for you

MartinZ · 2005-11-23 03:11:32

Wow!! This app hwdetect rocks!! It's great, it loads my modules much faster than using the hwd deamon. It also recognizes parport and usbserial, which hwd didn't. I think it's as fast as putting every module in the MODULE line, I guess.

I also put @ before every daemon, and now my system loads in 32 seconds, Xfce inluded!

Thanks a lot, you're doing a great great job tpowa.

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#1 2005-11-21 23:09:02

Can't make LPT work

#2 2005-11-22 16:13:06

Re: Can't make LPT work

#3 2005-11-22 19:53:37

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#4 2005-11-22 19:56:47

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#5 2005-11-22 21:04:30

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#6 2005-11-23 03:11:32

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