Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:45:40 +0800 From: Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A question on installing printer Message-ID: <200403091244.59171.satimis@icare.com.hk> In-Reply-To: <44smgjea7v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <200403080839.14867.satimis@icare.com.hk> <44smgjea7v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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- snip - > > According to handbook I should run > > > > # ./MAKEDEV lpt0 (para port) > > > > whether to be replaced with > > > > # ./devfs -m lpt0 > > No, devfs should recognize the device on its own, without your having > to do anything. Is there a /dev/lpt0 already? > > Also, see "man devfs". Hi Lowell, Tks for your response. FreeBSD 5.2 HP Deskjet 690C ============= I performed following test; # dmesg ....... Probing for PnP devices on ppbus0: ppbus0: <HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 690C> MLC,PCL,PML plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0 ....... # ls -l /dev/lpt0 crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 0 Mar 9 01:17 /dev/lpt0 # lptcontrol -i -d /dev/lpt0 # lptcontrol -p -d /dev/lpt0 both without printout # lptest > /dev/lpt0 One line printed on 1st page as follow; !"#$%&'()* +,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJK.....XYZ......abcdefghijk.......xyz.... It seemed OK but paper feed-in continued with 'no_paper' light on (I put only 1 paper in the tray) B.R. Stephenhelp
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