Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:41:02 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: need help getting lpr/lpt working again. Message-ID: <20080215214102.GA17434@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20080215204726.GA1276@thought.org> References: <20080215204726.GA1276@thought.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:47:30PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: >=20 > People, >=20 > Can anybody clue me in on getting my hp500 working? > I don't care if I use CUPS or the old way with lpd and lpr. > There is no /dev/lpt0 in /dev, and /etc/devfs.* does not=20 > create this file. =20 For future reference; the /etc/devfs.* files don't create devices. They only set permissions and create links. Devices are created when the proper hardware is detected by a built-in driver or a loaded module. There have been several HP 500 printers over the years. There was the original deskjet 500, or the designjet 500 plotter. What do you have? What kind of connection does your printer have to your computer? Parallel, USB or network? Does 'dmesg|grep lpt' return anything? =20 > So, first question is: how to create /dev/lpt0, mod 0666/ Devfs should create it for you, unless you built a custom kernel without the lpt or ppc or ppbus devices (for a parallel printer), or the parallel port is switched of in the bios or malfunctioning. If your printer connects via USB, you should look for ulpt devices instead. > I've used /etc/printcap and postscript successfully for years. It sounds to me that you problem is a bit earlier in the chain than /etc/printcap.=20 Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHtgbuEnfvsMMhpyURAnYeAKCvdyC+nSfK4ReCrrCW8RmCycCJeACfVYQp e6ImjWae2QGiP4Twx4KOW5s= =CPIV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20080215214102.GA17434>