Re: cannot open '/dev/lp0' - 'No such device'

[aphro <nate@firetrail.com>]

i told you what options to select..

[general setup]
parallel port
pc style hardware(didnt tel you this one before but its pretty clear :) )

[character devices]
parallel printer support 

recompile reboot and try again ..

nate

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, David Densmore wrote:

dden >nate@firetrail.com wrote:
dden >
dden >>always the best way to test a printer first, is to bypass any/all
dden >>spoolers and print direct to the port, it works on most printers
dden >>.. just echo "test blah blah" >/dev/lp0 or cat filename >/dev/lp0
dden >>(you probably have to be root to do this)
dden >
dden >I get this:
dden >
dden >bash: /dev/lp0: No such device
dden >
dden >also:
dden >
dden >bash: /dev/lp1: No such device
dden >bash: /dev/lp2: No such device
dden >bash: /dev/lp3: No such device
dden >
dden >This is a kernel I compiled myself.  I would like to recompile it
dden >if I knew what options to select.
dden >
dden >Thank you,
dden >David Densmore <dden@rollanet.org>
dden >
dden >
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dden >

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