Re: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7, and parallel port printing

From: Matt Zagrabelny (mzagrabe_at_d.umn.edu)
Date: 08/31/05 

To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:42:58 -0500

> Any hints on what hoops I have to jump through to get printing to
> cooperate again with 2.6.8-2-k7 very much appreciated? google and
> linuxprinting.org aren't much help in that regard (at least not that
> I could find).

first step, as you guessed it, is getting
$ cat /etc/passwd > /dev/lp0
to work.

are you using udev? have you checked dmesg? what about lsmod?

>
> 0: for the sole reason of having /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
> 1: HP Laserjet 4L, cupsys 1.1.23-10, LJET4.PPD, lp0

what is /proc/sys/vm/swappiness? i am curious.

-matt zagrabelny 

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