Hi, I just installed opewrt and everything is going fine, but I have not any idea, how to make the parallel port working. I have been using search here and google for some time and I understood, that I need to install a modul (parport?). However, I have no idea, how to do this. I found several drivers on the net
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0246517002/parport_splink.c
and
http://www.josephus.hu/openwrt/modules/ … s/parport/
or
http://puma.ttc.cz/~jaha2x/openwrt/modu … s/parport/
but I do not know, how to use them. I guess that the first one would have to be compiled(?) first, which I am unable t odo since I am not running linux on any of my home PSs. About the other two, I am not really sure as to where to place them and how to make them work. I also found while searching the irc logs, that there may be a package for this
http://openwrt.org/logs/wrt54g.log.20050324
([07:10] <leOn> any of you guys got the parallel port in the wl500g working?
<nbd> leOn: we recently integrated the parport driver for the asus wl500g
[07:12] <nbd> leOn: i'll send you a package - the link that follows is no longer working), but it is not available on the internet. Any ideas as to what to do?

The only thing you need to do, to get the parport working is:

ipkg install kmod-lp
reboot

After that you can install the cups package and use your router as an printer server. I run a HP LaserJet IIIP on the Asus WL-500g.

EDIT: And it's a good idea to use White Russian RC3.

(Last edited by olli_04 on 24 Sep 2005, 15:26)

Hi, thank you very much, i did not expect it to be so easy:-). I used p910n instead of cups for which this thread coul also be useful: http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=2140 and printing was running in no time:-).
BTW:I am running white russian 3:-).

Cool.

p910nd will be avaible/ported to OpenWrt soon.

(Last edited by olli_04 on 25 Sep 2005, 11:41)

Hello,

I am not sure if I have to post it here. It is about the wl500g and parallel printing, so I thought it might be a good idea to respond to this thread.

I was running into some problems getting the parallel port to work on the asus WL500g with kamikaze 8.09
from:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/8 … uashfs.trx
the kmop-lp module complained about not finding the parallel port.
I found some post on the web mentioning the kernel module parport_splink. But it was not available so I downloaded it form this website:
http://users1.leipzig.freifunk.net/~fir … s/parport/
did an insmod it and now the parallel port works.

Maybe it is of some help for somebody?

Is this module missing on purpose, or should it be in the tree, or did I use the wrong image?