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Re: char-major-6

 

On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Martin Skøtt wrote:

> 
> Hej!
> På en kernel 2.2.9 får jeg flg. flere gange i /var/log/messages:
> modprobe: can't locate module char-major-6

Man kan finde device numre i /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
(hvis man har kerne sovs).

:

  6 char        Parallel printer devices
                  0 = /dev/lp0          First parallel printer (0x3bc)
                  1 = /dev/lp1          Second parallel printer (0x378)
                  2 = /dev/lp2          Third parallel printer (0x278)

                Not all computers have the 0x3bc parallel port; hence
                the "first" printer may be either /dev/lp0 or
                /dev/lp1.

> Den kommer både ved ppp dial up (som ellers virker) og når jeg forsøger at 
> skrive til min parallel port.
> Er der nogen som ved hvad dette modul går ud på ?

Hmm. Det kunne virke som om at du ikke har loadet et printer modul?

Mads

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time understanding, implementing and exploiting the too simple stuff today.
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