[TriLUG] Kernel Modules / CUPS issue

[Brian Henning]

You might already know this, but you didn't mention it, so...

lsmod

will list all the currently-loaded modules.

Pipe it through grep to filter out just the modules you're interested in.

ex:
lsmod | grep "lp"

HTH,
~Brian

mattnc wrote:
> How do I check to see if kernel modules are loaded -- specifically
> modprobe usblp or modprobe lp?
> 
> I'm running Mandriva 10.1 and have been having trouble getting the
> printer to work.  ESP Ghostscript 7.07.2 is installed and the correct
> driver, gdi, is showing up as available.
> 
> The install process finds the printer and everything seems to be fine
> but nothing prints.  I have downloaded the correct PPD file from
> linuxprinting.org and followed all the instructions.  I have tried to
> modify the settings through localhost:631 and still nothing prints.
> 
> lpstat puts out:
> 'printer SAMSUNGML1210 now printing SAMSUNGML1210-1.  enabled since Jan
> 01 00:00' 
> but nothing comes out.
> 
> /dev/usb/ has one file:
> crw-rw----  1 lp sys 180, 0 Sep  2 09:04 lp0
> 
> lsusb -vvv  puts out:
> 'Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04e8:300c Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd ML-1210
> Printer'
> then it freezes and won't come back to the shell prompt.
> 
> The printer works perfectly with Win98 (which I am trying to leave
> behind) and it is rated as 'works perfectly' by linux printing.org.
> 
> Would Mandriva 2005 LE solve anything, maybe because of an updated CUPS
> or ESP Ghostscript?
> 
> I have restarted CUPS with #service cups restart.
> 
> I have so much time invested in that I would like to succeed in
> understanding and solving this no matter what I do next.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
>