Cups doesn't recognize parallel port

[doug wright]

> I'm running Debian 3.1 and kernel 2.6.10 on an DEC Alpha SX164 with
> an HP Officejet 720 attached to the parallel port.
>
> The following is from my /var/log/dmesg:
> parport0: PC-style at 0x3bc [PCSPP]
> parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet Series 700
> lp: driver loaded but no devices found
> lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>
> When I run "lpinfo -v" I receive no output. When I use "http://localhost:631", it
> doesn't show my parallel port, and when I run "/usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel",
> I receive a Segmentation fault.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what the problem is?
>
> Jim

I had a similar problem.  I had to get the cups source and compile it.  I then replaced the parallel backend that ships with the Debian Alpha 3.1rc2
package with my compiled one.  Lpinfo -v still did not show the parallel port, but the web interface finally did.

-Doug