Well, the problem is then more serious, related to something that I posted a while ago, but got no response. I will appreciate any help. Next the attachment: Attachment 1: debian_arc:~# insmod sg Using /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_init_free_R6ac8ba0b /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_ioctl_Ra2c5002f /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol kmalloc_R93d4cfe6 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol panic_R01075bf0 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol unregister_chrdev_Rc192d491 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol __verify_write_R203afbeb /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_allocate_device_Rbd21c39a /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol kill_fasync_Rd1c01d77 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_ioctl_send_command_Radba488b /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_logging_level_Raf3dd7dc /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol register_chrdev_R10f42351 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol print_sense_R4f6f97f8 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_malloc_R1cce3f92 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol __wake_up_R94caa8ae /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_sleep_R35962bf8 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol boot_cpu_data_R4d12d1d7 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_free_R475dddfa /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol fasync_helper_Rd916068b /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_dma_free_sectors_Re930b3cb /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol schedule_R4292364c /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol kfree_R037a0cba /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_block_when_processing_errors_R2a6db4a8 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_unregister_module_Rf741008f /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol printk_R1b7d4074 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_release_command_Rcc80870b /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_register_module_Rfa20b7b0 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_command_size_R9b05ea5c /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol free_pages_R234535e0 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol __pollwait_Rbdadc7d9 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_do_cmd_R9de64bfb /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol __get_free_pages_R5b3b8f78 /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/sg.o: unresolved symbol scsi_init_malloc_R7a0e9b85 debian_arc:~# Attachment 2: (parport) Linux version 2.2.14 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.2 20000313 (Debian GNU/Linux)) #17 SMP Mon Apr 3 22:55:58 EDT 2000 mapped APIC to ffffe000 (002a2000) Detected 400917112 Hz processor. Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 Calibrating delay loop... 399.77 BogoMIPS Memory: 62804k/65536k available (1288k kernel code, 424k reserved, 948k data, 72k init) Dentry hash table entries: 8192 (order 4, 64k) Buffer cache hash table entries: 65536 (order 6, 256k) Page cache hash table entries: 16384 (order 4, 64k) Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX mtrr: v1.35a (19990819) Richard Gooch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) per-CPU timeslice cutoff: 100.22 usecs. CPU0: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 01 SMP motherboard not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation. PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb300 PCI: Using configuration type 1 PCI: Probing PCI hardware Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) Starting kswapd v 1.5 parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [SPP,ECP,ECPEPP,ECPPS2] parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to enable interrupt-driven operation. parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 540 Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured Sound initialization started Sound initialization complete Linux telephony interface: v1.00 PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio hda: WDC AC36400L, ATA DISK drive hdb: WDC AC21600H, ATA DISK drive hdc: ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE 36X MAXIMUM, ATAPI CDROM drive hdd: HP CD-Writer+ 7200, ATAPI CDROM drive ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 hda: WDC AC36400L, 6149MB w/256kB Cache, CHS=784/255/63, UDMA hdb: WDC AC21600H, 1549MB w/128kB Cache, CHS=787/64/63, DMA hdc: ATAPI 32X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 hdd: ATAPI 6X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 768kB Cache pd: pd version 1.05, major 45, cluster 64, nice 0 pcd: pcd version 1.07, major 46, nice 0 pcd0: Autoprobe failed pcd: No CD-ROM drive found pg: pg version 1.02, major 97 pg0: Autoprobe failed pg: No ATAPI device detected Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 scsi: <fdomain> Detection failed (no card) scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices scsi : 1 host. scsi : detected total. plip: parport0 has no IRQ. plip: no devices registered PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling) TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California PPP line discipline registered. SLIP: version 0.8.4-NET3.019-NEWTTY (dynamic channels, max=256). pda: Autoprobe failed pd: no valid drive found Partition check: hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 > hdb: hdb1 hdb2 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. Freeing unused kernel memory: 72k freed Adding Swap: 130748k swap-space (priority -1)
Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > > When I try echo "hello" > /dev/lp0 (or lp1,2,3) I get something like > > device doesn't exist. But it is there? Where is the problem? Any ideas? > > > the special file is always there - it's installed with linux itself. > you must compile printer support in the kernel or load the right modules. > all kernels need "parallel printer support" under "character devices" and > 2.2 kernels need "parport" and "parport_pc" under "general setup" enabled. > > -- > Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! > -- > Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need. > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null