-> CA>> I haven't used a printer on my computers in over 15 years
-> CA>> and did not make an exception when testing the KNOPPIX CD. 

-> TW> you NEVER make a hard copy of anything?? 

-> Not at home, no. At work they had printers hooked up and I
-> would print hard copy _there_ (work related). 

-> CA>> I have only winmodems here right now and cannot test that
-> CA>> function of KNOPPIX. Would that be the problem for you as
-> CA>> well (only winmodems)? 

-> TW> NO I have two Hardware external Serial Modems. 

-> Then I'm guessing the "ttyS0" wasn't entered into the dialer? 

-> CA>> KNOPPIX is very good at auto-detecting hardware compared
-> CA>> to other Linux 'installs'. You should be able to find
-> CA>> someone who can assist you if you have a hardware modem.
-> CA>> For the printer problem I really can't say why it would
-> CA>> not work for you. 

-> TW> Well both i nthe case ofr the Printer and the Modem the
-> TW> program detected it wilh NO prolbem. I just could not get
-> TW> them to work properly. Particualrly the Modem. 

-> I don't recall right now what Linux uses for parallel ports but
-> as with "ttyS0" there is a designation for parallel ports as
-> well. 

I just entered administration mode, selected my printer ( which was
listed) and off I went.
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