Aldo
Fri, 19 May 2006 09:29:11 -0700
Hi William, On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 04:50:11PM +0200, William Windels wrote: > on my system : /dev/fd0 doesn't exist.
Maybe it doesn't exist because you have a hardware problem? Did you already used it under another "official" Gnu/Linux system? > I have also problems with /dev/lp0 > crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 May 19 10:46 /dev/lp0 > > If I do modprobe lp, I recieve the folowing error while print: > > /var/spool/lpd/lp/.seq: no such file or directory May I invite you to put lp into /etc/modules and reboot. On my blindia:~# system I see clearly lpd been started between all starting processes. > then , I create this file with tuch and print as root again: > > /var/spool/lpd/lp/tfA002wonka > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~tty12# lpr /home/william/tmp/vaio.txt > lpr: /var/spool/lpd/lp/tfA003wonka: Permission denied I can not urge enough to install CUPS, even if you're using a single local printer; i don't remember if lp0 was a symlink or a file / map: write to me off-list and I will help you with installing and configuring cups, I did it again a few weeks ago when we bought a new Brother HL2040 laserprinter. > To have all the relevant information: > I paste the contents of my /etc/printcap-file (was working under >kernel 2.4) > BTW, CUPS can manage more printers at the same time. > # /etc/printcap: printer capability database. See printcap(5). > # You can use the filter entries df, tf, cf, gf etc. for > # your own filters. See /etc/filter.ps, /etc/filter.pcl and > # the printcap(5) manual page for further details. > > lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > :pl#21:\ > :pw#28:\ > :pc#150:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh: > > # rlp|Remote printer entry:\ > # :lp=:\ > # :rm=remotehost:\ > # :rp=remoteprinter:\ > # :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\ > # :mx#0:\ > # :sh: > > #end of file > some tips? > best regards, > William > I will test again with adding cups on the fresh grml/blindia system, and tell you then if it had worked here. Aldo. _______________________________________________ BlinDIA Project Mailing List BlinDIA@lists.ael.be http://lists.ael.be/mailman/listinfo/blindia Archive : http://lists.ael.be/pipermail/blindia or http://www.mail-archive.com/blindia%40lists.ael.be