Bug 7387 – Deskjet 600C on /dev/lp0 still not probed after updating /etc/conf.modules. Printer subsystem not starting so 'lpc' gets "connection refused"

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Bug 7387 - Deskjet 600C on /dev/lp0 still not probed after updating /etc/conf.modules. Printer subsystem not starting so 'lpc' gets "connection refused"

Summary:	Deskjet 600C on /dev/lp0 still not probed after updating /etc/conf.modules. ...

Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	lpr (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
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Reported:	1999-11-28 07:45 EST by Tom Gagne
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	1999-11-28 13:34:53 EST
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/etc/conf.modules (188 bytes, text/plain) 1999-11-28 13:26 EST, Tom Gagne	no flags	Details
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

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Description Tom Gagne 1999-11-28 07:45:44 EST

I've read the printer bugs and the recommended add to /etc/conf.modules
(alias par something or other).  After doing that I rebooted and I still
get the error trying to add my printer that no printers were found on
/dev/lp0-2.

Then, when I went back into Bugzilla I couldn't get any of my queries to
work and suddenly doubted how I got in there the first time!  So, I'm
submitting another bug report.

Comment 1 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 1999-11-28 09:12:59 EST

Make sure the printer port is activated and set to the correct mode (EPP or
Bidirectional should do) in the BIOS.

Comment 2 Tom Gagne 1999-11-28 11:11:59 EST

The BIOS were cet to something like ECB, but I changed it to EPP1.9 and loaded
the latest lpr from rawhide (1.47, I think) and when trying to add a printer I
still get complaints that no devices were discovered on /dev/lp0, /dev/lp1,
/dev/lp2.

I haven't checked w95 since switching to epp, but my printer does (did) work
over there, and on RHat 5.1.

I discovered the reason my bugzilla query didn't work was I set the arch to ALL,
thinking it would show me lpr bugs on ALL architectures, but instead it only
shows lpr bugs affecting ALL archs.

Comment 3 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 1999-11-28 11:17:59 EST

Please send me a copy of your /etc/conf.modules and /etc/printcap, and the
output of "ls -l /dev/lp0" and "lsmod" after trying to print.

Comment 4 Tom Gagne 1999-11-28 13:26:59 EST

Created attachment 18 [details]
/etc/conf.modules

Comment 5 Tom Gagne 1999-11-28 13:31:59 EST

ls -l /dev/lp0
  0 crw-rw----   1 root     daemon     6,   0 May  5  1998 /dev/lp0

Also, how is it you can receive an attachment from a form?  Seems insecure.  I
would much rather have been able to email a reply with the file attached.

Comment 6 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 1999-11-28 13:34:59 EST

Your /etc/conf.modules is broken.
It's parport_lowlevel, not parpart_lowlevel.

Receiving attachments over a form is some Netscape feature, I think.
Netscape transfers the filename you give it to the server.
Yes, it is insecure, that's why I didn't ask you to attach your /etc/shadow. ;)

Comment 7 Tom Gagne 1999-11-28 20:03:59 EST

Thank you very much.  If I'm going to have a typo pointed out to me I'd rather
it happen quickly (and politely) then not.  Thanks again.

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