Date: 08 Mar 2004 08:31:48 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A question on installing printer Message-ID: <44smgjea7v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <200403080839.14867.satimis@icare.com.hk> References: <200403080839.14867.satimis@icare.com.hk>
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Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk> writes: > FreeBSD 5.2 > > I am now configuring printer and aware that 'MAKEDEV' has been replaced with > 'devfs' > > 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". -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area: resume/CV at http://be-well.ilk.org:8088/~lowell/resume/ username/password "public"
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