[linux-help] Re: Printer Help

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on most motherboards the printer port is /dev/lp0.
once in a while it will be /dev/lp1.
try that.
also check in /dev that it exists.

Steve Owens wrote:
> 
> Sorry if this is a real basic question, I am new to linux.  Ok, so what
> am I doing wrong.  If I try to cat something out to /dev/lp0, I get the
> error
> bash: /dev/lp0: No such device.
> 
> I have searched in the HOW-TO's and such, and I do not see how to
> resolve this.  I saw somewhere where it mentioned rebuilding the Kernel
> with parallel support.  Do I have to do this?  When I had Redhat 6.0, it
> automatically recognized the port.  I do not know if this means
> anything, but in /proc/modules I see the line
> lp                     4476  0 (autoclean) (unused)
> 
> ---Steve
> 
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