Parallel port problems.

[Edward]

Bob Cahn wrote:
> I have a PC with an ASrock motherboard.  The parallel port is mounted on
> the motherboard directly.  I'm having trouble configuring a printer. 
> When I look in the system log I find:
> 
> Oct  5 10:15:21 localhost kernel: lp: driver loaded but no devices
> found  
> 
> Any thoughts on how I debug this problem?

If the printer does not support two way communication, or the cable 
you're using is not bi-directional (you didn't specify either), then 
this is what I would expect to see.

Regards,
Ed.