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On 8/29/06, Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On 8/29/06, Michael [Plouj] Ploujnikov <ploujj@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > # CONFIG_PARPORT_1284 is not set |
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> You need this. |
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Wow, indeed enabling this allowed lp to detect my printer again! |
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I didn't know about this before, nor did the Gentoo printing guide |
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mentioned it. I am sending an email to the authors of that guide to |
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include a note about IEEE 1284. |
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Interestingly enough, my previous install, which used 2.6.16-r9 does |
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not have this setting set, but the config file mentions it and my |
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printer worked fine. |
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I did find info that my printer does use IEEE 1284: |
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http://shopping.msn.com/specs/shp/?itemId=24972550 |
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> You also need CONFIG_PRINTER (Parallel printer support under Character |
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> Devices) if you don't already have it. |
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Always had this enabled :) |
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