Re: 2.1.91 parport/dosemu

Garst R. Reese (reese@isn.net)
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:29:00 -0400


Tim Waugh wrote:
>
> On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Garst R. Reese wrote:
>
> > Hmm, I went to print a wp51 file from dosemu. Nothing happened until I
> > exited wp and dos. Then the file printed. Under 2.1.90 the problem was
> > that kmod did not get parport_pc loaded, and while dos was running I
> > could switch vts, rmmod the lp and parport then modprobe -k lp. Now
> > parport_pc is loaded and rmmod tells the they are busy (correct, they
> > should be). lpq says my printer is off-line.
>
> What does lsmod say at that point, and also dmesg, and what are the
> contents of the /proc/parport/?/* files?
>
> Also, what mode is your parallel port in (compatibility, EPP, etc..)?
>
> Tim.
> */
I just tried it again and it worked perfectly. Probably just one of the
kmod buggies. If it happens again I'll get all the info.
-- 
Thanks, Garst

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