lp0/lp1 defaults [was:Printer Trouble]
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Keith klamoured,
> Debian User wrote:
> > Where can I find some docs on how to install a printer on Debian (woody)? I just picked up a Lexmark Optra E312, plugged it in, booted up, and it naturally did not work. A couple things to share...
> > As a users I typed: cat <file> > /dev/lp1 and received a permission denied message. So I tried it as root and was told: /dev/lp1: No such device. Uh oh...I have the magicfilter package and lpr installed.
> > Can anyone help with this?
> For starters, what happens when you do 'lpr <file>'?
Let's take a step back further: magicfilter is defaulting to /dev/lp1,
which is the *second* parallel port that most computers don't have
attached. Most of us need to use /dev/lp0.
hawk
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