Parallel Port problem



I have opensuse 10.2 and a HP LaserJet 1100A parallel laser printer.
Drivers for this printer is available. I have them. My problem is I
cannot find any printer in parallel port. If I could find the printer
I would install the drivers.

In system logs there's an error message like this:

May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778)
[PCSPP,TRISTATE]
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP
LaserJet 1100
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport 0x17a (WARNING): CTR: wrote 0x0c,
read 0xff
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport 0x17a (WARNING): DATA: wrote
0xaa, read 0xff
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport 0x17a: You gave this address, but
there is probably no parallel port there!
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x17a, irq
-144208688 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: parport0: irq -144208688 in use,
resorting to polled operation
May 26 21:28:14 suse kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
May 26 21:28:15 suse kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778)
[PCSPP,TRISTATE]
May 26 21:28:15 suse kernel: parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP
LaserJet 1100
May 26 21:28:15 suse kernel: ppa: Version 2.07 (for Linux 2.4.x)
May 26 21:28:15 suse kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
May 26 21:28:16 suse kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
May 26 21:28:21 suse kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0


Any suggestions?

Thanks
Iyigun

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