[linux-help] Re: Printer Help

[Steve Owens <sowens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have tried lp0, 1 and 2.  All 3 exist in /dev

---Steve

phrostie wrote:

> 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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