36263 – printing howto has to mention different modules in 2.4.x and 2.6.x to modprobe

Bug 36263 - printing howto has to mention different modules in 2.4.x and 2.6.x to modprobe

Summary: printing howto has to mention different modules in 2.4.x and 2.6.x to modprobe

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-user
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Printing HOWTO (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-12-21 15:18 UTC by Lee Trager
Modified:	2003-12-25 10:55 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Lee Trager 2003-12-21 15:18:25 UTC

In the printing manual doing modprobe printer on 2.6.0 does not exist you must replace printer with usblp.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the 2.6.0 kernel
2. Go through the gentoo printing how-to and install a USB printer
3. the 2.6.0 kernel does not have the modules printer

Actual Results:  
After you do modprobe printer you get module not found.

Expected Results:  
modprobe should of loaded the printer modules

All you have to do is add to it a little comment saying that 2.6.0 kernel users
need to change modprobe printer to modprobe usblp and its fixed.

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-25 10:55:28 UTC

Thanks, committed.