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Gentlemen:
  
 Thanks for responding.  Indeed, the trick was
 to set the interrupt.  I did this using /etc/modules.conf.
  
 Curiously, I don't seem to have an /etc/conf.modules as described in 
the printing HOWTO.  But adding
 the lines 
  
 alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
 options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7
  
 to /etc/modules.conf worked.
  
 Thanks,
  
 Jon
  
 Jak wrote:
 > 
 > You're right, you have to tell it what IRQ to use.
 > echo 7 > /proc/parport/0/irq may work. Check
 > with cat /proc/interrupts afterwards. You could also
 > edit /etc/lilo.conf and add "append parport=0x378,7" after
 > the line "label=??" to make it automatic on boot-up. This
 > assumes it is compiled in. Use lsmod to check whether it
 > is loaded as a module. If it is, put an options line in
 > /etc/conf.modules to tell it what IRQ to use. e.g.
 >        alias parport_lowlevel    parport_pc
 >        options parport_pc  io=0x378  irq=7
 > 
 > "Jon R. Wright" wrote:
 > 
 > > Trying to get an HP Laserjet 5L working on COL 2.3.
 > >
 > > The parport device driver must be compiled into the kernal because 
of
 > > the messages written to syslog:
 > >
 > > Oct  2 01:07:07 noname kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
 > > Oct  2 01:12:11 noname kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
 > >
 > > However, writing to the printer seems to hang, as in
 > >
 > > # cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
 > >
 > > and writing to lp1 results in
 > >
 > > # cat test.txt > /dev/lp1
 > > bash: /dev/lp1: Device not configured
 > >
 > > Fincally,
 > >
 > > # cat /proc/parport/0/hardware
 > > base:  0x378
 > > irq:    none
 > > dma:    none
 > > modes:  SPP
 > >
 > > Currently, a little stumped.  Should I set an irq for lp0?
 > >
 > > Because partport is already present in the kernel, it seems to me 
that
 > > using insmod isn't going to solve the problem.
 > >
 > > Thanks,
 > >
 > > Jon