From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 8 06:59:21 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A250016A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:59:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpo02.icare.priv (unknown [203.78.64.148]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F03C343D2D for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:59:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from satimis@icare.com.hk) Received: from smtpi02.icare.priv ([10.11.12.45]) by smtpo02.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:59:20 +0800 Received: from 203.88.164.6 ([203.88.164.6]) by smtpi02.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:59:19 +0800 From: Stephen Liu To: Lowell Gilbert Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:45:40 +0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <200403080839.14867.satimis@icare.com.hk> <44smgjea7v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <44smgjea7v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200403091244.59171.satimis@icare.com.hk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Mar 2004 14:59:19.0681 (UTC) FILETIME=[EF192710:01C4051D] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A question on installing printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 14:59:21 -0000 =2D 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. =46reeBSD 5.2 HP Deskjet 690C =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I performed following test; # dmesg =2E...... Probing for PnP devices on ppbus0: ppbus0: MLC,PCL,PML plip0: on ppbus0 lpt0: on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: on ppbus0 =2E...... =A0 # ls -l /dev/lpt0 crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 0 Mar 9 01:17 /dev/lpt0 =A0 # lptcontrol -i -d /dev/lpt0 # lptcontrol -p -d /dev/lpt0 both without printout =A0 # lptest > /dev/lpt0 =A0 One line printed on 1st page as follow; !"#$%&'()* +,-./0123456789:;<=3D>?@ABCDEFGHIJK.....XYZ......abcdefghijk.......xyz.... =A0 It seemed OK but paper feed-in continued with 'no_paper' light on (I put on= ly=20 1 paper in the tray) =A0 B.R. Stephen