On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Account for Debian group mail wrote: > > > Hello Again, > > I just upgraded our print server/samba machine from sarge to etch. > > In the /var/log/dmesg file i see: > > parport: PnPBIOS parport detected. > parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE] > parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 6MP > > This looks correct. > > > In the /etc/printcap file I have: > > lp|Our Printer:\ > :lp=/dev/parport0:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > :pl#66:\ > :pw#80:\ > :pc#150:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh: > > When I do a "checkpc" I get: > > Warning - lp: cannot stat lp device '/dev/parport0' - No such file or > directory > > > What is it that I'm doing wrong? > > Thanks, > > Ken
Well I found a solution thanks to an old post by Mumia W. Anyway I figured it is a udev problem that is causing the /dev/lp0 file (that I used to have the printcap pointing too) to go away. This is an older computer so I think the udev is not working properly and bring up the proper device. And what a nightmare trying to figure out udev rules. So anyway I created a new directory "/s-dev". And in this directory I created 3 new device files: mknod /s-dev/lp0 c 6 0 mknod /s-dev/lp1 c 6 1 mknod /s-dev/lp2 c 6 2 change the ownership of these new device files: chown root:lp * change the group to write permissions: chmod g+w lp* edited my /etc/printcap file to: :lp=/s-dev/lp0:\ restarted /etc/init.d/lpd and lprng and we have a printer again. Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
