Subject: Re: No /dev/lp device
To: Hinojosa Rafael Alejandro <rhinojos@haverford.edu>
From: Don Yuniskis <auryn@gci-net.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/02/2002 15:16:00
>First off, here is the machine's OS information.
>
>bash-2.05$ uname -a
>NetBSD rhine 1.5.1 NetBSD 1.5.1 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Jul  9 22:42:32 CST 2001
>toor@proxima:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/GENERIC sparc
>bash-2.05$ 
>
>I'd like to be able to print via IP to some of the printers that we have
>here at work.  However anytime I try to add a printer, I stopped because I
>have no /dev/lpt or /dev/lp0 device to associate with a printer. 

Huh?  If you are printing to a *remote* printer ("here at work"),
you don't need an "lp" device.  See the example printcap(5)
for remote printers...

>I tried running MAKEDEV but nothing new shows up.  I have the same issues
>with wscons in that I have no /dev/ttyE devices of any sort.  

The SPARC port doesn't (yet?) support wscons.  :-(

>It appears as if the MAKEDEV script doesn't have those devices listed.  Is
>this a known problem with the 1.5.1 release or have is screwed up
>something?
>
>Let me know if I can provide you all with any additional info.


--don