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enigmabr

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From: Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do S

Registered: 2004-03-04

Posts: 13

no printer block device on /dev

Hi...

I can't print with any paralel port based print because don't exist anything block device on the /dev directory (no /dev/lp0 neither /dev/printers/0). I use 2.6.3 kernel that comes with the Arch Linux 0.6......

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

santo

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Registered: 2004-03-03

Posts: 11

Re: no printer block device on /dev

it should be /dev/parport0 instead of /dev/lp0

also make sure the following modules are loaded:

parport
  parport_pc
  ppdev

PS: I currently have a problem with the ppdev module:
it's not available for my 2.6.3 kernel (it was there for my 2.4.25 kernel)
Maybe it works for you without the ppdev module, but for me it isn't 

Xentac

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2003-01-17

Posts: 1,797

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Re: no printer block device on /dev

Try the lp module instead of ppdev.

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sarah31

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From: Middle of Canada

Registered: 2002-08-20

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Re: no printer block device on /dev

make sure your modules are loading then if that does not create any devices you may have to add instructions to your devfsd.conf

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santo

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Registered: 2004-03-03

Posts: 11

Re: no printer block device on /dev

for me, the lp module does not work:

/dev/parport0 -> no such device

although it is there:

# cat /proc/ioports
0000-001f : dma1
0020-0021 : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-0077 : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00a1 : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
0170-0177 : ide1
01f0-01f7 : ide0
02f8-02ff : serial
0376-0376 : ide1
0378-037a : parport0
03c0-03df : vga+
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
a400-a43f : 0000:00:1f.5
a800-a8ff : 0000:00:1f.5
b800-b8ff : 0000:02:0b.0
  b800-b8ff : 8139too
d000-d01f : 0000:00:1d.2
  d000-d01f : uhci_hcd
d400-d41f : 0000:00:1d.1
  d400-d41f : uhci_hcd
d800-d81f : 0000:00:1d.0
  d800-d81f : uhci_hcd
e800-e81f : 0000:00:1f.3
f000-f00f : 0000:00:1f.1
  f000-f007 : ide0
  f008-f00f : ide1

skeeter

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From: Morristown TN

Registered: 2003-02-01

Posts: 77

Re: no printer block device on /dev

Try putting in rc.conf both (lp & parport_pc), some chipsets (VIA) seem to require both. HTH

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