[cups.general] Missing /dev/lp1

[Till Kamppeter]

Are the kernel modules "lp", "parport", and "parport_pc" loaded? Use the 
command "lsmod" to check and "modprobe lp" to load them all.

Does the file /usr/lib/cups/filter/parallel exist and is it executable?

    Till


roza9000 at hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running Slackware 10.0 with the 2.4.26 kernel. I am trying to serve an HP Deskjet 680C to my home LAN via Samba 3.0 and cups. I can confirm cups support in Samba via:
> 
> 
> ldd `which smbd`     <which gives>
> 
> libcups.so.2 => ...  <among others>
> 
> I have succesfully started cupsd, but before I add a printer to CUPS, the CUPS software administration manual recommends that I run lpinfo -v to completely list available devices.
> 
> Indeed, this does list many, many devices...
> 
> 
> lpinfo -v
> 
> network socket
> network http
> network ipp
> network lpd
> direct scsi
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS1?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS2?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS3?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS4?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS5?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS6?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS7?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS8?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS9?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS10?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS11?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS12?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS13?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS14?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS15?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS16?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS17?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS18?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS19?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS20?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS21?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS22?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS23?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS24?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS25?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS26?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS27?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS28?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS29?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS30?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/ttyS31?baud=115200
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp0
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp1
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp2
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp3
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp4
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp5
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp6
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp7
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp8
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp9
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp10
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp11
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp12
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp13
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp14
> direct usb:/dev/usb/lp15
> network smb
> 
> ..but conspicuously absent is:
> 
> direct parallel:/dev/lp1
> 
> This is of great intrest to me because I wish to connect my HP Deskjet
> 680C to the parallel port. If any one knows why or how my /dev/lp1 is
> missing I would greatly appreciate their feedback.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> roza9000
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