My printer - a DJ500 - used to work perfectly. I don't print very often, so I'm not sure -exactly- when it stopped working, but it was probably when I upgraded the kernel from 2.2.14 to 2.2.17. I can't see anything in the changes file that is relavant though. I have the right modules loaded: [root@mycroft] /lib/modules/2.2.17/misc# lsmod Module Size Used by lp 4580 1 parport_pc 7300 1 (autoclean) parport 7312 1 [lp parport_pc] I'm not entirely sure if it's supposed to be on lp1 or lp0, I think it's lp0 (I have 2 parallel ports). BUt when I try catting stuff out the ports, I get: [root@mycroft] ~gossamer# cat xmas_list >> /dev/lp0 (just hangs until I press ^C) or [root@mycroft] ~gossamer# cat xmas_list >> /dev/lp1 zsh: no such device or address: /dev/lp1 I assume from this that it's lp0. In neither case do the data lights on the printer flash or anything like that, and nothing is printed. What'd I do? bekj -- : --Hacker-Neophile-Eclectic-Geek-Grrl-Queer-Disabled-Boychick-- : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ : But the possibility of abuse may be a good reason for leaving : capabilities out of other computer languages, it's not a good : reason for leaving capabilities out of Perl. -- Larry Wall _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
