missing /dev/parport

nivw · Apprentice Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 261

$ uname -a
Linux blacky 2.6.15.4 #2 Tue Feb 28 01:35:02 IST 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

$ dmesg | grep parport
parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]

$ lsmod |grep parport
parport_pc 32324 0
parport 28104 1 parport_pc

# ls -lat /dev/lp*
ls: /dev/lp*: No such file or directory
blacky niv # ls -lat /dev/par*
ls: /dev/par*: No such file or directory

drescherjm · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject:

Did you compile support for it in your kernel (I get the same dmesg and I beleive I did not compile support for parport in my kernel because I never connect anything to it)?

Do you have coldplug emerged?

Does it start during boot?
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nivw · Apprentice Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 261

I read https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-396885-highlight-dev+par.html - but he doesnt tell where is CONFIG_PPDEV in the menus.

$ fgrep -i config_ppdev /usr/src/linux/.config
# CONFIG_PPDEV is not set

drescherjm: yes in devices/parralell port all are light up
also as you can see it is loaded, so coldplug works and it loads fine during boot

nivw · Apprentice Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 261

man, CONFIG_PPDEV is in the charecter display / serial drivers section.
WTF?
what does it have to do with 8250 ?