Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:11:25 +0000 From: Frank Shute <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> 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: <20080216091125.GA8560@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20080215204726.GA1276@thought.org> References: <20080215204726.GA1276@thought.org>
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On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:47:30PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > People, > > 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 > create this file. > > So, first question is: how to create /dev/lpt0, mod 0666/ > I've used /etc/printcap and postscript successfully for years. > > thanks, > > gary Have you put: lpd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf and tried starting up the daemon? -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html
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