*- On 20 Dec, David Densmore wrote about "Re: cannot open '/dev/lp0' - 'No such device'" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>always the best way to test a printer first, is to bypass any/all >>spoolers and print direct to the port, it works on most printers >>.. just echo "test blah blah" >/dev/lp0 or cat filename >/dev/lp0 >>(you probably have to be root to do this) > > I get this: > > bash: /dev/lp0: No such device > > also: > > bash: /dev/lp1: No such device > bash: /dev/lp2: No such device > bash: /dev/lp3: No such device > > This is a kernel I compiled myself. I would like to recompile it > if I knew what options to select. >
This isn't a kernel issue. For some reason you do not have the lp devices in your /dev directory. Do the following to create them. If you compiled your kernel with parallel and pc hardware support you should be fine. cd /dev ./MAKEDEV lp Brian Servis -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechanical Engineering | Never criticize anybody until you Purdue University | have walked a mile in their shoes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because by that time you will be a http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis | mile away and have their shoes.