> On Sat, 20 Sep 1997, Jimmie Farmer wrote:
>
> > I may not be describing this well, but what I mean is if you have
> > your printer already turned on, and reboot the computer, normally during
> > the boot sequence the printer will start making noises like it was just
> > turned on too.
>
> Ah, yes, you're quite right. Try this patch and let me know if the noises
> come back.
Yes, they did, but with this patch I once again could not print.
I think my printer is posessed. =-\
Sincerely,
Jimmie Farmer
> Tim.
> */
>
> --- linux/drivers/char/lp.c~ Sun Sep 21 11:14:53 1997
> +++ linux/drivers/char/lp.c Sun Sep 21 11:23:54 1997
> @@ -643,6 +643,10 @@
> lp_interrupt, PARPORT_DEV_TRAN,
> (void *) &lp_table[count]);
> lp_table[count].flags |= LP_EXIST;
> + init_waitqueue (&lp_table[count].lp_wait_q);
> + lp_parport_claim (count);
> + lp_reset (count);
> + lp_parport_release (count);
> printk(KERN_INFO "lp%d: using %s (%s).\n",
> count, pb->name, (pb->irq == PARPORT_IRQ_NONE)?"polling":"interrupt-driven");
> }
>
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