Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Dec 1997 15:20:32 +0000 (GMT) | From | Tim Waugh <> | Subject | Re: Printer Screw with 2.0.30 |
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On Sat, 27 Dec 1997, Benjamin Geiger wrote:
> Ok, I recompiled my kernel. All seemed well, until I tried to print. I > usually cat files to /dev/lp0, but this time it refused to print, saying: > > /root # cat DOS-to-Linux-HOWTO > /dev/lp0 > bash: /dev/lp0: No such device or address > /root # > > (I was printing that for a friend)
The problem is that, under Linux 2.0.30, your printer is most likely /dev/lp1 rather than /dev/lp0 (which it will be under 2.1.x kernels). So instead, try:
# cat DOS-to-Linux-HOWTO > /dev/lp1
Tim. */
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