Hello everybody,

I am trying to configure a printer attached to an
old PC with the 2.2.16 kernel. dmesg gives the
following:

parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
parport_probe: failed
parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present

I tried to change the parallel port mode settings
in the BIOS but in vain. Also,

# insmod parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7

didn't help. Can anything be done in this situation
or this is a hardware problem and the PC should be
left in peace?

Regards,
Mikhail Zotov

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In alt.os.linux.slackware, Mikhail Zotov dared to utter,
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
> parport_probe: failed
> parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present
>
> Can anything be done in this situation
> or this is a hardware problem and the PC should be
> left in peace?

You can try another kernel and hope for the best. You can also install
a simple multi-io card that works with liux to add a second lp port.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Alan Hicks <alan@lizella.netWORK> wrote in message news:<4072ee25$1_2@127.0.0.1>...
> In alt.os.linux.slackware, Mikhail Zotov dared to utter,
> > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
> > parport_probe: failed
> > parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present
> >
> > Can anything be done in this situation
> > or this is a hardware problem and the PC should be
> > left in peace?
>
> You can try another kernel and hope for the best. You can also install
> a simple multi-io card that works with liux to add a second lp port.

Thanks, Alan!

Regards,
Mikhail