Re: Printers not working after upgrade to NetBSD 4.0

["David Lord" <netbsd%lordynet.org@localhost>]

On 20 Jan 2008, at 22:30, Tom Spindler wrote:

> > I upgraded my server to NetBSD-4 and find I can no longer print.  
> > Reason is the ports are now different lpts from before upgrade. I'm 
> > in a real hurry to get some printing done. What's quickest way to get 
> > back to same lpts?
> 
> You can change your kernel config to hardwire the ports:
> lpt0    at puc? port ?
> lpt1    at isa? port 0x378 irq 7
> 
> > Swapping lpts in printcap appears to have worked, is that all I need 
> > to do?
> 
> Or you can do that.

I'll compile a new kernel as I suspect com ports may have changed as 
well. I was previously on a custom kernel from NetBSD-3 when generic 
wasn't bootable with this hardware and had updated ok up to 4.0RC2 
still on custom kernel but completely forgot with last update.

cheers

David