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Article #70Re: /dev/lp[0-2] not showing up
From: Phill
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:00
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You may also find that you need to delete your printer and re-create the config for it. Mine used to be on lp1 but now it's on lp0 since I upgraded to RH6. If you're on Red Hat the easiest way to do this is to use printtool. Regards, -- Phill -- Daniel Robert Franklin wrote in message ... >Rado Faletic <Rado.Faletic@anu.edu.au> writes: > >>Hi, > >>I've been trying to get my printer happening, but for some reason >>/dev/lp* is not registering with the system. When I first installed >>RH5.2 it worked, but since I've played with the kernel it's disappeared. >>In the kernel builds I've included parallel port options. > >Did you include support for _both_ parallel port and parallel printer >support? It's under General Setup. You should also enable "PC-style >hardware" which will appear when you select "Parallel port support". > >HTH, > >- Daniel >-- >*************************************************************************** *** >* Daniel Franklin - Postgraduate student in Electrical Engineering >* d.franklin@computer.org >*************************************************************************** ***
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