When compiling the latest kernel (2.4.12), gcc failed, in drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c with two errors about an undefined symbol, IEEE1284_PH_DIR_UNKNOWN. I looked at the source, and found that the symbol apparently (as far as I can tell, anyway) should have been IEEE1284_PH_ECP_DIR_UNKNOWN. I made the changes, recompiled, set my parallel port to ECP in the BIOS, and was able to successfully print using lpr, so I am fairly sure it works well. However, I haven't been able to try any demanding ECP-specific tests (like, for example, custom hardware using the ECP protocol, with both forward and reverse channels). I have no such hardware. Let me know if the change makes sense or not. Thanks. Oh, and I am using gcc 2.95.3, make 3.79.1, and binutils 2.11.90.0.8, if that matters (I think not, given the nature of the error). Sorry if this has been addressed already, but I didn't see it in a search of the archive (through Oct 15) on uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/index.html