Rev. Bleech_ wrote:

> So I was attempting to install cups and foomatic going by the guide on
> gentoo.org...I followed it to the letter. But when I get to "modprobe
> parport", it insists it can't find any such module (same goes for
> parport_pc). "insmod parport" can't find a thing either.
>
> Anyone have an idea what my problem might be ? I do have parallel
> port support and parallel printer support compiled into my kernel.

If they are already compiled into the kernel, you don't have and need
the modules. If you want to change some options (e.g. the port or IRQ
number), you have to use a lilo/grub command line like "parport=0x378,7"
and reboot.

Regards...
Michael