Re: [SLE] Printer problems.

From: Randall R Schulz (rschulz_at_sonic.net)
Date: 08/30/04

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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:55:00 -0700

    Peter,

    On Monday 30 August 2004 05:10, pnunn@pncomputing.biz wrote:
    > Hi folks,
    >
    > I've recently upgraded from 8.2 to 9.1 and have run into all sorts of
    > problems with printers.
    >
    > I've given up on cups, but I now think its a hardware issue not a cups
    > issue anyway and am wondering if anyone can tell me why my lp ports are
    > as follows.
    >
    > server:/home/pnunn # ls -l /dev/lp*
    > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5 2004-08-30 21:56 /dev/lp0
    > crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 1 2004-04-06 23:27 /dev/lp1
    > crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 2 2004-04-06 23:27 /dev/lp2
    >
    > Why would lp0 not be crw?

    Why ask why, just break down and cry!

    > Is that why when I try and print, it just vanishes into this air?

    Your lp0 is a plain file, not a device file. Sending things there, while
    not "into thin air," definitely will not result in anything emerging
    from a printer or any other piece of hardware attached to your system.

    > If so, how do I change it back to crw?

    As root, issue these commands:

    # cd /dev
    # rm lp0
    # mknod -m 660 lp0 c 6 0
    # chgrp lp lp0

    > Thanks.
    >
    > Peter Nunn.

    Randall Schulz 

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