Bug 8847

Summary:	system can not find parallel port in /dev
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Russell Sutherland <russ>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	SpanKY <vapier>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4_rc1
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Description Russell Sutherland 2002-10-07 06:38:25 UTC

I've the parallel port enabled in the kernel.
Its found upon boot up
I'm using the devfs file system for /dev

There is no device (/dev/lp0) in the /dev directory

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2002-10-07 09:08:49 UTC

lp is for line printer 
parport is for parallel ports

Comment 2 Russell Sutherland 2002-10-07 09:27:14 UTC

Hmmm...

I've used /dev/lp for parallel interfaces on intel hardware
with Linux for a long time. Is this a 2.4x kernel change?

I'll try using/looking for the new device.

Thanks!

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2002-10-07 09:34:37 UTC

you can enable paraport support w/out enabling paraport printer support ...