Re: Where's /dev/lp0 gone in Etch?



jjgnu@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

I just installed Etch on i386 (previously used Sarge). My printer,
on the parallel port, has stopped working. I'm using LPRng with a
custom print filter that sends lpd output to /dev/lp0. Unfortunately
there is no longer any /dev/lp0, despite parport and parport_pc
modules being loaded.

Etch now uses udev to dynamically create devices. The device for your
printer isn't going to appear until it is powered up and connected.

If you printer *is* powered up and connected, then perhaps it is now
on a different device. Check /var/log/messages, /usr/share/doc/udev,
and the etch release notes for ideas on what that new device might be
(or how to troubleshoot).

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