Poll: Does ppdev kernel module auto load in ubuntu 7.10?

[yossarian]

Hey guys

This is a little bit of an unusual poll. But the backstory is this:

In ubuntu 7.04 I discovered that ppdev kernel module did not automatically load on my t43 thinkpad to grant me access to /dev/parport0 interface, even if parport_pc and lp loaded. I was toying with jtag cabling to interface with some stuff at the time and needed direct access to the port.

Anywho... so I filled a bug report at the time not realising they had split the subsystem off into a different kernel module but my stupidity was pointed out by the bug maintainer. So I thought that was that.

However I was contacted today with a follow up email asking whether the 'bug' persists in 7.10 , which I guess means they did intend for it to autoload after all. Since I don't have 7.10 installed myself, I thought you guys could help out with a poll.

To check: ls /dev/parport0 -l to see if it exists ; OR
lsmod -p | grep ppdev
to see if ppdev is loaded.

If people wish to leave their model with a yes/no that would be great, cheers.

[aaa]

T40

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~$ lsmod  | grep ppdev
ppdev                  10244  0 
parport                37448  3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
~$