Had the problem after upgrading from 8.04 to 10.04. Looked for help on ubuntuforums.org (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1457290) but found this bug report.
Fix worked by typing in "sudo modrobe parport_pc " Didn't add it to /etc/modules correctly, but hope to try that again soon. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs