On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 03:34:03PM +0100, Charles de Miramon wrote: > Hello, > I use an old LaserJet HP 4L plugged on the parallel port that was > functioning perfectly. > > If I upgrade the kernel above 2.6.11 (I'm using the debian package > linux-image amd64-k8), printing does not work anymore. > [..] > tombouctou:/var/log# dmesg | grep parport > pnp: the driver 'parport_pc' has been registered > pnp: match found with the PnP device '00:08' and the driver 'parport_pc' > parport: PnPBIOS parport detected. > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 > [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA] > parport0: Legacy device > lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). Works here;
[11:19am] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> dmesg | grep parport pnp: the driver 'parport_pc' has been registered pnp: match found with the PnP device '00:0a' and the driver 'parport_pc' parport: PnPBIOS parport detected. parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE] parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 5L (Not even sure how it worked out that last line. Cool.) [11:20am] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> uname -a Linux noddy 2.6.14-1-amd64-k8-smp #1 SMP Wed Nov 2 20:53:55 CET 2005 x86_64 GNU/Linux This is with a Gigabyte K8NS Ultra939 (nForce3). Perhaps you can change the EPP/ECP/etc mode in the BIOS? None of those are mentioned in my dmesg output. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
