Re: Linux Kernel Upwards-Compatibility Deficiencies

Tim Waugh (tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:49:36 +0100 (GMT)


On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, GERALD HOOPER wrote:

> bus where the 2.0.36 kernel keeps resetting after a timeout. The 6.0
> system appears to be better in this respect but using the 2.2.5-15
> kernel gives rise to more serious problems namely that the parallel
> port does not appear to have been configured in the kernel and I

Try modprobe lp. The order of the /dev/lp* ports has shifted around, but
you can make that compatible with 2.0.x via a kernel command-line option.
See linux/Documentation/parport.txt for details.

For the LS-120, you need the paride/pf modules I think.

Tim.
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