Re: Setting up HP printer

[A W Young]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

>If you log in a root, the command
>
>echo TEST > /dev/lp1
>
>should cause the printer to print the word 'TEST', at least.  

This just reports:

        "Operation not supported by device"

>If you get a 
>"no such device" message then you need to create it with MAKEDEV (I think
>that's the name).  

I have examined the MAKEDEV file but can't find any instructions in the
man pages as to what I should add.

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