Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:54:06 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz> To: Rusty <irisinc@gci.net> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Configuring printer problem. Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9909221051210.8043-100000@kiwi.logisticsoftware.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <37E954BA.AF2DE192@gci.net>
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On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Rusty wrote:
> When I run the command: lptest > /dev/lpt0; the printer starts
> immediately and produces four blank pages.
Very likely a "staircasing" problem, as described in the Handbook.
> Upon running the command: lptest 20 5 | lpr; I receive an error message;
> Sep 22 14:04:44 nova lpd[35421]: /dev/lp: No such file or directory
>
> I remember reading that there is not "lp" command in FreeBSD.
It's there: man lp
>Also when
> writing the /etc/printcap file there is not mention of /dev/lp anywhere.
/dev/lp is the default string for lp=. What you have to do is to
specify a valid device name for your default queue. eg: lp=/dev/lpt0
Check out: man printcap
Jonathan Chen
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