Subject: Re: /dev/lp gone missing.
To: Paul (NCC/CS). <pts@bom.gov.au>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/16/2007 01:52:44
On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 03:20:57PM +1100, Paul (NCC/CS). wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> yesterday I restarted my lpd daemon. (other reason).
> --> all I remember doing.
> 
> 
> Now I can't print at all. major crisis.

Sure you didn't accidentally clobber your /etc/printcap?  /dev/lp is
the default line printer device but it's not right for most systems
that actually run NetBSD today, which makes me suspect you overwrote
your printcap file with the default version somehow.

Thor