Re: PLIP and kernel 2.2.10

From: Tony Schonfeld (ktdbph@ptb.de)
Date: Sun Jul 09 2000 - 19:28:36 EEST

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    On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Jose R. Marte A. wrote:

    > > > > hello ,
    > > > >
    > > > > I've just load plip module without problem with kernel 2.0.36 but
    > > > > i can't with a kernel 2.2.12 because in my log a message say
    > > > > "can't locate char-major-6 module"
    > > > >
    > > > > in my config file i've
    > > > >
    > > > > PARPORT
    > > > > PLIP
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Any idea ?
    > > > > many thanks for comments
    > > > > Tony
    > > > >
    > > > go to /etc directory
    > > > edit the conf.modules puting this inside
    > > >
    > > > alias char-major-6 lp
    > >
    > > Nope, thats the line printer module, he wants PLIP.
    > >
    > Well until where I know the char-major-6 it is the parallel port "lp"
    > and he said that it "can't locate the char-major-6 module"
    >
    > then the ideal thing would be that he put in his place
    > "alias char-major-6 plip" I guess ??
    > do tell me if this is not the right thing?

    Many thanks for quick reply but i can't always load plip driver
    at this time the error message is:

    can't locate module parport_lowlevel

    my conf.modules is

    alias block-major-7 loop

    # Uncomment the network protocols you don't want loaded:
    # alias net-pf-2 off # IPv4
    alias net-pf-3 off
    alias net-pf-4 off # IPX
    alias net-pf-5 off # DDP / appletalk
    alias net-pf-10 off # IPv6
    # Other aliases:
    alias net-pf-17 af_packet # packet mode (tcpdump, etc.)

    alias netalias-2 ip_alias
    alias plip1 plip
    alias ppp0 ppp
    alias ppp1 ppp

    alias char-major-4 serial
    alias char-major-5 serial
    alias char-major-6 lp

    alias char-major-10-130 softdog
    alias iso9660 isofs
    alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
    alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
    alias ppp-compress-26 slhc
    alias binfmt-0064 binfmt_aout
    alias binfmt--310 binfmt_java

    # If you use the IDE tape driver as a module, uncomment the next two
    lines:
    # alias block-major-3 ide-probe
    # alias char-major-37 ide-tape

    #alias <whatever you don't have that kerneld complains about> off
    options g_NCR5380 ncr_irq=255 ncr_addr=0x2c0 dtc_3181e=1
    options ne io=0x240 irq=5

    options plip io=0x378 irq=7

    alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc

    path[boot]=/lib/modules
    .... // ...

    Any idea ?

    >
    > 73's Jose (hi8gn)
    > eyiv@hboc.com
    >
    >
    >

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