When doing a clean install (not update)of RH6.1 over RH6.0, device lp0 is not recognized. Example, cannot configure Printtool to establish a printer. Printer would work previously under RH6.0. This identical situation has occurred a number of times in the last couple of days and reported in various newsgroups since 6.1's release.
add alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc to your /etc/conf.modules. Alternatively, upgrade to the latest modutils in Raw HIde, which automatically maps the parport_lowlevel alias.
*** Bug 5821 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** After installing RH6.1 the printer ports are not detected when running printtool. The error-message in /var/log/message is cannot locate module parport_lowlevel this can be fixed by putting the line alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc into /etc/conf.modules after this change the printer port is detected!
*** Bug 5862 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** after setting up my parallel printer it didn't work. After adding the module parport_pc to /etc/conf.modules everything was fine.
*** Bug 5955 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** After upgrading to RH 6.1, my printer is no longer recognized (i.e., no devices are found when I start up printtool). I have a HP Laserjet 2100 connected through the parallel port. My linux box is dual boot, and booting under windoze showed that the printer is connected and functioning correctly.
*** Bug 5985 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** The default kernel shipping with RedHat 6.1 does see the parallel ports correctly. Looking at the messages, it says that it can't find parport_lowlevel ... This means that my parallel printer could not be detected or configured! Recompiling the kernel, by including parallel port support (as opposed to modular) and IEEE1224 support etc... fixes it! I also removed everything else I don't need. Below, I am including my .config file. It works except for a sysrq error message and an unresolved symbol I did not yet fix. You should look at the printer parts! ############################################ # # Automatically generated make config: don't edit # # # Code maturity level options # # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set # # Processor type and features # # CONFIG_M386 is not set # CONFIG_M486 is not set # CONFIG_M586 is not set CONFIG_M586TSC=y # CONFIG_M686 is not set CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_1GB=y # CONFIG_2GB is not set # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set CONFIG_MTRR=y # CONFIG_SMP is not set # # Loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y CONFIG_KMOD=y # # General setup # CONFIG_NET=y CONFIG_PCI=y # CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set # CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS=y CONFIG_PCI_OLD_PROC=y # CONFIG_MCA is not set # CONFIG_VISWS is not set CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y CONFIG_SYSCTL=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m CONFIG_PARPORT=y CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y # CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set CONFIG_APM=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set # CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE is not set # CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set # CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is not set CONFIG_APM_POWER_OFF=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_MULTIPLE_SUSPEND is not set # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_SUSPEND_BOUNCE is not set CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y # CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set # # Plug and Play support # CONFIG_PNP=y CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=y # # Block devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y # # Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set # # Additional Block Devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=y CONFIG_AUTODETECT_RAID=y CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m CONFIG_MD_STRIPED=m CONFIG_MD_MIRRORING=m CONFIG_MD_RAID5=m # CONFIG_MD_TRANSLUCENT is not set # CONFIG_MD_HSM is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960=m CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y CONFIG_PARIDE=m # # Parallel IDE high-level drivers # CONFIG_PARIDE_PD=m CONFIG_PARIDE_PCD=m CONFIG_PARIDE_PF=m CONFIG_PARIDE_PT=m CONFIG_PARIDE_PG=m # # Parallel IDE protocol modules # CONFIG_PARIDE_ATEN=m CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK=m CONFIG_PARIDE_COMM=m CONFIG_PARIDE_DSTR=m CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT2=m CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT3=m CONFIG_PARIDE_EPAT=m CONFIG_PARIDE_EPIA=m CONFIG_PARIDE_FRIQ=m CONFIG_PARIDE_FRPW=m CONFIG_PARIDE_KBIC=m CONFIG_PARIDE_KTTI=m CONFIG_PARIDE_ON20=m CONFIG_PARIDE_ON26=m CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA=m # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set # # Networking options # CONFIG_PACKET=y CONFIG_NETLINK=y CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y CONFIG_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_FILTER=y CONFIG_UNIX=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y # CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL_NETLINK=y CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y # # Protocol-specific masquerading support will be built as modules. # CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y # # Protocol-specific masquerading support will be built as modules. # # CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m CONFIG_NET_IPGRE=m CONFIG_NET_IPGRE_BROADCAST=y # CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y # # (it is safe to leave these untouched) # CONFIG_INET_RARP=m CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y # # # CONFIG_IPX=m # CONFIG_IPX_INTERN is not set CONFIG_ATALK=m # # SCSI support # # CONFIG_SCSI is not set CONFIG_SCSI_G_NCR5380_PORT=y # CONFIG_SCSI_G_NCR5380_MEM is not set # # Network device support # CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y # # ARCnet devices # # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set CONFIG_DUMMY=m CONFIG_EQUALIZER=m CONFIG_NET_SB1000=m # # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) # # CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET is not set CONFIG_FDDI=y # CONFIG_DEFXX is not set # # Appletalk devices # # CONFIG_LTPC is not set # CONFIG_COPS is not set # CONFIG_IPDDP is not set CONFIG_PLIP=m CONFIG_PPP=m # # CCP compressors for PPP are only built as modules. # CONFIG_SLIP=m CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y CONFIG_SLIP_SMART=y CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6=y CONFIG_NET_RADIO=y CONFIG_STRIP=m CONFIG_WAVELAN=m CONFIG_ARLAN=m # # Token ring devices # # CONFIG_TR is not set CONFIG_NET_FC=y CONFIG_IPHASE5526=m # # Wan interfaces # # CONFIG_HOSTESS_SV11 is not set # CONFIG_COSA is not set # CONFIG_SEALEVEL_4021 is not set # CONFIG_DLCI is not set # CONFIG_WAN_DRIVERS is not set CONFIG_SBNI=m # # Amateur Radio support # # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set # # IrDA subsystem support # # CONFIG_IRDA is not set # # ISDN subsystem # # CONFIG_ISDN is not set # # Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE) # # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set # # Character devices # CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL=y CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 CONFIG_PRINTER=y CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y CONFIG_MOUSE=y # # Mice # CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_BUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE=m CONFIG_PC110_PAD=m # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set CONFIG_NVRAM=m CONFIG_RTC=y # # Video For Linux # # CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set # # Joystick support # CONFIG_JOYSTICK=m CONFIG_JOY_ANALOG=m CONFIG_JOY_ASSASIN=m CONFIG_JOY_GRAVIS=m CONFIG_JOY_LOGITECH=m CONFIG_JOY_SIDEWINDER=m CONFIG_JOY_THRUSTMASTER=m CONFIG_JOY_LIGHTNING=m CONFIG_JOY_CONSOLE=m CONFIG_JOY_DB9=m CONFIG_JOY_TURBOGRAFX=m # CONFIG_DTLK is not set # # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver # # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set CONFIG_FT_NORMAL_DEBUG=y # CONFIG_FT_FULL_DEBUG is not set # CONFIG_FT_NO_TRACE is not set # CONFIG_FT_NO_TRACE_AT_ALL is not set CONFIG_FT_STD_FDC=y # CONFIG_FT_MACH2 is not set # CONFIG_FT_PROBE_FC10 is not set # CONFIG_FT_ALT_FDC is not set # # Filesystems # CONFIG_QUOTA=y CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_HFS_FS is not set CONFIG_FAT_FS=m CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y CONFIG_JOLIET=y CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m # CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=m CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m CONFIG_UFS_FS=m # CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set # # Network File Systems # CONFIG_CODA_FS=m # CONFIG_NFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_SUNRPC is not set # CONFIG_LOCKD is not set # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set # CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set # # Partition Types # # CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set # CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION is not set # CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL is not set # CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION is not set CONFIG_NLS=y # # Native Language Support # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m # # Console drivers # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y # # Sound # CONFIG_SOUND=m CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370=m CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371=m CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES=m CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS=m # CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_HAVE_BOOT is not set CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/msndinit.bin" CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/msndperm.bin" CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN=m # CONFIG_MSNDPIN_HAVE_BOOT is not set CONFIG_MSNDPIN_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/pndspini.bin" CONFIG_MSNDPIN_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/pndsperm.bin" CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m CONFIG_SOUND_PAS=m CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m CONFIG_SOUND_ADLIB=m CONFIG_SOUND_GUS=m CONFIG_GUS16=y CONFIG_GUSMAX=y CONFIG_SOUND_MPU401=m CONFIG_SOUND_PSS=m # CONFIG_PSS_MIXER is not set CONFIG_SOUND_MSS=m CONFIG_SOUND_SSCAPE=m CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX=m CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX=m CONFIG_SOUND_MAD16=m CONFIG_MAD16_OLDCARD=y CONFIG_SOUND_WAVEFRONT=m CONFIG_SOUND_CS4232=m CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA2=m CONFIG_SOUND_MAUI=m CONFIG_SOUND_SGALAXY=m CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA1=m CONFIG_SOUND_SOFTOSS=m CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812=m CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI=m CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850=m CONFIG_SOUND_NM256=m # # Additional low level sound drivers # CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND=y CONFIG_ACI_MIXER=m CONFIG_AWE32_SYNTH=m CONFIG_AEDSP16=m CONFIG_AEDSP16_BASE=220 CONFIG_MPU_BASE=330 # # SC-6600 Audio Cards have no jumper switches at all # CONFIG_SC6600=y # # SC-6600 specific configuration # CONFIG_SC6600_JOY=y CONFIG_SC6600_CDROM=4 CONFIG_SC6600_CDROMBASE=0 CONFIG_AEDSP16_SBPRO=y # # Audio Excel DSP 16 [Sound Blaster Pro] # CONFIG_AEDSP16_BASE=220 CONFIG_AEDSP16_SB_IRQ=5 CONFIG_AEDSP16_SB_DMA=0 CONFIG_AEDSP16_MPU401=y # # Audio Excel DSP 16 [MPU-401] # CONFIG_AEDSP16_MPU_IRQ=5 # # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set ############################################# Just do a diff to see differences, but you already know that!
*** Bug 5884 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I have and Iomega Zip Drive (100, Parallel) connected to my home workstation. After upgrading from Red Hat 6.0 to 6.1, I can no longer load the 'ppa' kernel module which is needed to use the drive. To test the problem, I set a new, fresh install of Red Hat 6.1 on a different PC (at work, had a different Zip drive attached, but same model.) I had the same results: when I run 'dmesg' after system startup, there are no ppa, parport or scsi messages listed. 'lsmod' initially shows: Module Size Used by 3c59x 19112 1 (autoclean) nls_iso8859-1 2020 1 (autoclean) nls_cp437 3548 1 (autoclean) vfat 9180 1 (autoclean) fat 30464 1 (autoclean)[vfat] I then run: [root@computer /root]# modprobe ppa /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busy parport: Device or resource busy [root@computer /root]# 'dmesg' then shows: ppa: Version 2.03 (for Linux 2.2.x) ppa: parport reports no devices. scsi : 0 hosts. now 'lsmod' shows: Module Size Used by parport_probe 2980 0 (autoclean)(unused) parport 7124 0 [parport_probe] 3c59x 19112 1 (autoclean) nls_iso8859-1 2020 1 (autoclean) nls_cp437 3548 1 (autoclean) vfat 9180 1 (autoclean) fat 30464 1 (autoclean)[vfat] ------- Additional Comments From notting 10/12/99 14:31 ------- Add 'alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc' to /etc/conf.modules.
*** Bug 5773 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Couple of problematic cases for kudzu: 1) I changed ethernet card from 3c509 to 3c59x. In the next boot it found out that the machine contained 3c59x. However, it left the old 3c509 as eth0 and added 3c59x as eth1. It should have tested if 3c509 was gone (modprobe?) and removed it first then 3c59x would have appeared as eth0. 2) PC style parallel port (parport_pc) is not detected at all. ------- Additional Comments From notting 10/11/99 11:16 ------- 1) 3c509 is an ISA card, and kudzu doesn't detect ISA stuff, so it doesn't know that it's gone. The current behavior is to assume it isn't. We could try using modprobe as you suggested, but that could get ugly, as the behavior of various module probes is not consistent (some even load successfully even if there isn't a card....) 2) Add alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc to /etc/conf.modules, or update to the latest modutils from Raw Hide.
*** Bug 6061 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I have two machines (one is brand new). The old machine was running RH 5.2. The new one came with RH 6.0 installed on it. I have an HP LaserJet 4L installed on the RH5.2 box that works, also with Samba from a 95 box. I upgraded the older box to RH6.1. Printing still worked. I installed RH6.1 on the new box (fresh install). I tried to add the printer via Control Panel (I physically plugged the printer into the new box). Control Panel says that there are no active parallel ports. That msg also comes out at boot time. It says no parallel ports were found but it will load the printer driver anyway. I went back to the older box (now with RH6.1) and deleted the HP laserjet driver in Control Panel | Printers. Then I tried to add it again. Now the old box says that there are no active parallel ports. thanks david sampson dsampson
*** Bug 6067 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Seems (full) fresh installs of RH61 forget to make an alias in /etc/conf.modules aliasing parport_lowlevel to parport_pc (or whatnot). Result: No /dev/lpx ports available for printing. Message (see summary) in /var/log/messages pointing to the obvious reason for this problem though. Simply add this to /etc/conf.modules to fix the problem : alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc Problem verified with other RH61 user who concurs on the phenomena.
*** Bug 6188 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Printtool does not recognize the lp devices. This is because the parport_pc module is not loaded. The fix is to unload all modules, then modprobe parport_pc , then modprobe lp, then run printtool and go about your life.
*** Bug 6319 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** In version 6.1, neither of my parallel port cards are recognized, though they are recognized in 6.0
*** Bug 6364 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** After upgrading to 6.1 on two systems (one 5.2, the other 6.0,) the systems failed to detect the printer port on following reboots. Device files were not created in /dev directory during upgrade. Manually did mkdev to create device files - but subsequent attempts to access the file for the printer port gave 'No such device' errors. Did not find MAKEDEV script in /dev.
*** Bug 6362 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I have an HP 722c and I just noticed that the new printfilters have native support for my printer, however, nothing seems to be working. I open up printtool and select add a printer, and it does not auto-detect my printer. If I manually select when I attempt to print any type of test page it does not do anything, no matter what port I set the printer to, so I do not know what is wrong with it or what I am doing wrong. I would appreciate any help. Thank you Sean Waters spw5.edu
*** Bug 6389 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** General: RH 6.1 is an unmitigated disaster. First, upon my attempt to upgrade from 6.0 it trashed the hard drive so the system would no longer boot. After I reinstalled from scratch it wouldn't recognize my Ethernet card or my printer port (RH 6.0 had no problem with either). I manually fixed my ethernet setup but it still refuses torecognize my parallel port for the printer. It has also trashed two of my user directories so that it is not possible to log in to them. Is there any reason why I should not revert to 6.0 and get on with my life? ------- Additional Comments From notting 10/26/99 14:43 ------- To fix the printer add alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc to /etc/conf.modules.
*** Bug 6616 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Dear Sir: I found a simple error in RH 6.1's kernel default for server, custom, or workstation installs. A local printer is not compiled into the kernel. I don't know if this was intentional or not, although it a simple misconfiguration. Take care.
*** Bug 6635 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** After installing Red Hat 6.1 you cannot install the printer using printtool. ------- Additional Comments From wcox 11/01/99 21:08 ------- Cannot install printer using printtool.
*** Bug 6717 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I've completed a full installation of RH 6.1, and found that none of the parallel ports are recognised, and therefore my printer is unavailable. The ports do work under Windoze 98, and worked under a previous installation of RH 6.0.
*** Bug 6703 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** On my machine (and I tried 2) 6.0 works and the printer on the parallel port works. When I upgraded to 6.1 the parallel port stopped working. Backing the box off to 6.0 makes the parallel port work again. What is going on.
*** Bug 6780 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Unable to install printer using CONTROL-PANEL; program fails to find any printer port. Linux-5.2 and Linux 6.0 did not exhibit this problem. My printer port is an on-board port on a SUPERMICRO P5MMS98 motherboard, configured for AUTO address selection, BI-DIRECTION. Was able to work around by loading LINUX 6.0 and using 6.1 to update.
*** Bug 7134 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 8278 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***