
Hi Jason and dez.  Thanks for your comments.  I took Jason's tip to
mean that it would be necessary to compile the Kernel, so I duly
started out doing just that, but ground to a halt at make mrproper
where I got an error message about target files. A look at man make
acknowledges this error message but does not give a clue how to cope
with it. I have no problems getting RH-6.0 to work here, so I would not be
any further on had not the postie delivered a copy of Mandrake 7.0.2
which I have now installed and am now using.

My advice to dez is to forget about RedHat 6.1 and invest in Mandrake,
I have only had a cursory look at itbut it is obviously going to be very
hard to beat. The installation program is a breeze, and is easily the 
most user friendly job I have encountered in any O/S.

I hope this helps you out, thanks anyway,


Cheers Len Bird

>dez here the kernel already had support built in ...
>i still havnt resolved the problem...any ideas???
>dez
>
>On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Len Bird wrote:
>> Hi Jason,
>> 
>> I note dez's problem with printer function on RedHat 6.1  By default
anyhow the
>> 
>> version of RH 6.1 I have does not invite you to setup a /spool/lp(x),
and hence
>> 
>> when you move on into Enlightenment/Gnome printtool goes through the
motions
>> but gets nowwhere because the system does not find a valid port. I
notice that
>> other subscribers are having the same problem. RH 6.0 on the other hand
does
>> invite you to set up the printer/spooler and no problems arise.
>> 
>> I for one cannot find out if the version of RH 6.1 which I have is
"hobbled" or
>> whether it is a case of just knowing how.  You make mention of
recompiling the
>> kernel in order to achieve this. Is this really necessary, or is there
another
>> way,
>> after all a printer output is a pretty fundamental necessity in any
operating
>> system.
>> 
>> Please be kind enough to expand a little on your response,
>> 
>> Thanking you,  Cheers,   Len Bird
>> 
>> Jason Nicholls wrote:
>> 
>> > G'day,
>> >
>> > > Has anyone had a problem with redhat 6.1 not recognising or finding
their
>> > > printer ports?
>> >
>> > I have recently installed a parallel printer on a box running redhat
6.1
>> > without a problem. Have you recompiled the kernel? Make sure you
include
>> > parallel support.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Jason Nicholls
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