[SOLVED] partport module is seing my parallel port but lp module doesn´t found any device...

fcintron · 03-03-2011, 11:43 AM

I am trying to install a Sunix 4018T dual parallel port card on a pc with Mandriva Linux 2010.1:

Code:

[root@otros usuario1]# uname -ar
Linux otros 2.6.36.2-desktop-1mnb #1 SMP Tue Dec 14 21:04:23 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Dealer told me that linux has driver for this card already so I inserted it and turned on my pc.

Unfortunately when I try to install my Okidata ML320, cups it's not showing any parallel ports.

I try to update all the system with last patches and packages :

Code:

urpmi --auto-update

and I changed parallel cord too but cups was not showing any parallel port either.

I tested the card on a pc with windows xp, installed my printer and it works perfectly.

Looking for further info on my Mandriva box, I ran lspci -v and card is being showed:

Code:

01:06.0 Parallel controller: Timedia Technology Co Ltd SUN1888 (Dual IEEE1284 parallel port) (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [ECP])
Subsystem: Timedia Technology Co Ltd PAR4018A
Flags: stepping, medium devsel, IRQ 19
I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
I/O ports at e880 [size=8]
I/O ports at e800 [size=8]
I/O ports at e480 [size=8]
Kernel modules: parport_pc

parport module is detecting both parallel ports and my printer too:

Code:

[root@otros log]# dmesg|grep parpo
parport_pc 00:04: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
parport_pc 0000:01:06.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
parport1: PC-style at 0xec00 (0xe880), irq 19, using FIFO [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
parport1: Printer, OKI DATA CORP ML320/1TURBO
parport2: PC-style at 0xe800 (0xe480), irq 19, using FIFO [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
parport_pc 00:04: disabled

lp is loaded but is not seing any device:

Code:

[root@otros log]# dmesg|grep lp
On node 0 totalpages: 753455
Calibrating delay loop (skipped), value calculated using timer frequency.. 6401.77 BogoMIPS (lpj=3200888)
lp: driver loaded but no devices found
lp: driver loaded but no devices found
lp: driver loaded but no devices found

In /var/log/messages it is reported in a similar way:

Code:

Mar 2 22:59:08 otros kernel: lp: driver loaded but no devices found

¿why parport is seing parallel ports but lp is not detecting any device?
Thank you for your kind help

camorri · 03-04-2011, 12:38 PM

Have you loaded the print driver yet, and configured the printer in cups? Here is the driver you need.

-->http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Oki/Oki-ML_320

It may be included with your distro. Open a web browser, and in the location bar type http://localhost:631 and press enter. See if you can add the printer, it will ask for the root password. Once the driver is loaded, and you add the printer, you should be able to print. The other items you posted about, look good.

fcintron · 03-07-2011, 09:26 AM

Hi thank you for your kind help. I came across this page:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=8432

I tried the solution posted and it worked perfectly.

camorri · 03-07-2011, 09:45 AM

Glad you to it fixed. Can you mark the thread Solved?