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Date:      Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:14:18 -0800
From:      Rusty <irisinc@gci.net>
To:        "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Configuring printer problem.
Message-ID:  <37E954BA.AF2DE192@gci.net>

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Dear Sirs or Madam;

I have installed and am trying to configure FreeBSD 3.2.  When trying to
set up the print spooler using Chapter 16 of "The Complete FreeBSD" by
Greg Lehey and Chapter 7 of the Free BSD Handbook by Sean Kelly I am
getting an error that I cannot trace to it's origin, perhaps someone
would help?

My box is self built using an Asus BX MB w/ a 300MgH Intel Celeron CPU
/w 64 Mg of RAM.  I have two (2) printers, a HP LaserJet 6MP and a HP
DeskJet 890cxi.  For the purposes of this discussion I have trying to
configure the LaserJet 6MP.

When I run the command:  lptest > /dev/lpt0; the printer starts
immediately and produces four blank pages.

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.  Also when
writing the /etc/printcap file there is not mention of /dev/lp anywhere.

It's obvious that this entry is located somewhere in a command file and
I'll be hanged if I can find it.

Would anyone who knows how I should repair this please be so kind as to
help? 

Thank you in advance,

Rusty


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