char-major-6 is easy: it's the lp module alias char-major-6 lp alias char-major-9 st
That much I had found out
did you compile lp support into the kernel (not as a module)? In that case, you should set alias char-major-6 to off instead of "lp" I get the following parport modules listed:
parport_probe 3492 0 (autoclean) parport_pc 7472 1 (autoclean) lp 5412 0 (autoclean) parport 7464 1 (autoclean) [parport_probe parport_pc lp]
No I didn't: it is compiled as a module.
no clue about "parport_probe". If you used modules, are they in /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc (I find those I listed above in that dir) Did you simply forget / mistype "make modules_install" ?
on the verge of beeing clueless now ;-)
Come on, brighten up, never admit defeat.... On the brighter side: looking around /usr/src/, I found that the original 2.2.13 (SuSE 6.3) had been repeatedly patched to 2.2.16, and there was a fully functional (i.e including a working parport module) waiting there to be discovered. So I'm back in business now, except that I still have to find out what went wrong. I'm pretty sure what I changed in my last kernel compilation was innocuous (you know, do I need X25 functionalities, wouldn't removing this make my kernel smaller, and all that grown-up newbie stuff..... :-) ) Anyway, your stamina deserves a medal... Thanks again fx -- ______________________ Courtesy of SuSE Linux Kernel 2.2.16 (why worry?) <blockquote TYPE=CITE>char-major-6 is easy: it's the lp module alias char-major-6 lp alias char-major-9 st </blockquote> That much I had found out <blockquote TYPE=CITE>did you compile lp support into the kernel (not as a module)? In that case, you should set alias char-major-6 to off instead of "lp" I get the following parport modules listed: parport_probe 3492 0 (autoclean) parport_pc 7472 1 (autoclean) lp 5412 0 (autoclean) parport 7464 1 (autoclean) [parport_probe parport_pc lp] </blockquote> No I didn't: it is compiled as a module. <blockquote TYPE=CITE>no clue about "parport_probe". If you used modules, are they in /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc (I find those I listed above in that dir) Did you simply forget / mistype "make modules_install" ? on the verge of beeing clueless now ;-) </blockquote> Come on, brighten up, never admit defeat.... On the brighter side: looking around /usr/src/, I found that the original 2.2.13 (SuSE 6.3) had been repeatedly patched to 2.2.16, and there was a fully functional (i.e including a working parport module) waiting there to be discovered. So I'm back in business now, except that I still have to find out what went wrong. I'm pretty sure what I changed in my last kernel compilation was innocuous (you know, do I need X25 functionalities, wouldn't removing this make my kernel smaller, and all that grown-up newbie stuff..... :-) ) Anyway, your stamina deserves a medal... Thanks again fx -- ______________________ Courtesy of SuSE Linux Kernel 2.2.16 (why worry?)