Re: Fw: 2.6.0: lp not working

["Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:38:20 -0700 "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org> wrote:

| | Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:43:17 -0700 (PDT)
| | From: Russell Whitaker <russ@ashlandhome.net>
| | To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
| | Subject: 2.6.0: lp not working
| | 
| | 
| | Hi
| | Edited lilo.conf so I can boot either kernel-2.6.0-test2
| | (default) or kernel-2.4.21, using hda1.
| | 
| | lpr a small file, no print. ctrl-alt-del and rebooted using
| | 2.4.21, file printed. Checked the two config files and could
| | not find any difference in this area.
| | 
| | Printer is a Panasonic dot-matrix running in text mode.
| | Also using patch bk5.
| 
| Is "Parallel Printer support" built into your kernel or built as a
| module?  If built as a module, are you sure that the module is
| loaded?  If modular, please provide contents of /proc/modules
| when you try to print.

I dug out my old (Panasonic) dot matrix printer (only parallel port
printer that was handy) and some continuous/fan-fold paper.
I'm using 2.6.0-test2 and it prints.  However, it's not in
USASCII characters that I can read, but I suspect that's a
different problem.  The good news is that my PC sends data to it.

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