Re: 2.1.56 lp module problems

Bernhard Rosenkraenzer (root@BOL-SubNet.ml.org)
Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:26:17 +0000 (GMT)


On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Tim Waugh wrote:

> > Hello,
> > Trying to modprobe lp.o for the 2.1.56 kernel hangs my system - my
> > parallel port is the internal one of a Gigabyte TX mainboard, set to
> > ECP/EPP mode.
>
> Erk! It completely hangs?

Sorry, it was a mistake on my side. A

modprobe lp.o

simply takes forever. (Which, in a startup script, has basically the same
effect as hanging the system ;) ).

> Did this happen for any other kernel revisions?

No - but 2.1.55 has a different problem. It claims I don't have any
parallel ports.

> Is it possible to change the mode of the port to something
> other than ECP/EPP?

Sure - It doesn't change anything, however.

LLaP
bero

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