On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Warren Block <wbl...@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Warren Block wrote: > >> A Deskjet 812C should be a parallel printer, with device /dev/lpt0. Are >> you using a USB to parallel adapter? > > Cancel that, an 812C has both parallel and USB. Make sure only the USB > cable is connected, I suspect those printers don't have auto port switching. > When the printer is connected and powered on, /dev/ulpt0 and /dev/unlpt0 > should appear. >
I disconnected the usb cable and reconnected it and now they appear: quadcore# lpq -a lp: Warning: no daemon present Rank Owner Job Files Total Size 1st root 0 (standard input) 17 bytes 2nd root 1 (standard input) 89 bytes quadcore# ls /dev/unlpt0 ls: /dev/unlpt0: No such file or directory quadcore# ls /dev/ulpt0 ls: /dev/ulpt0: No such file or directory reconnected it : quadcore# ls /dev/ulpt0 /dev/ulpt0 quadcore# ls -l /dev/ulpt0 crw-r--r-- 1 root operator 0, 148 Jul 27 16:27 /dev/ulpt0 quadcore# ls -l /dev/unlpt0 crw-r--r-- 1 root operator 0, 149 Jul 27 16:27 /dev/unlpt0 I changed /etc/printcap, and two blank pages came out but blank :( Thanks, Antonio _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"