No parallel port!

yodermk · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 6:37 pm Post subject: No parallel port!

Hi,

Long time Linux user, just switched to Gentoo. Love it so far!

Biggest problem so far is that I have no parallel port device. /dev/lp0 is not there, neither is anything appearing to be a parallel port.

I'm using the gentoo-sources kernel, and "Parallel port" and "PC-style parallel port" are compiled in (not modules).

Do I need to put something in devfsd.conf?

Thanks!

wudmx · Guru Joined: 07 Aug 2002 Posts: 527

perhaps this helps:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=5

yodermk · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 3:44 am Post subject: ok, got it

I didn't have "Parallel printer support" enabled in the Character Device section. Gaah. Been so long since I've compiled a kernel for a desktop box that I forgot about that one.