Re: where's my parallel port?

[Alexander Apprich <a.apprich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe,

Joe Byrne wrote:
> I'm sure there's an easy answer to this question.  How do I 
> locate/activate my parallel port?  I'm running FC3 on an Intel 845-based 
> motherboard.
>  
> /$ dmesg | grep par/
>  
> turns up nothing.
>  
> /$ cat /proc/ioports/
>  
> turns up nothing looking like a parallel port, either.  The 378 
> neighborhood seems vacant.
>  
> Is there a set of packages that I need to install?

what does

    modprobe -k parport_pc

say? If it doesn't show up in Linux, it might be disabled
in your BIOS?! More than the kernelmodule parport_pc is AFAIK
not needed.

Alex