> This is a strange but very bothersome problem.
> In 2.0.x, my printer (hooked up to the first parallel port) is
> /dev/lp1. In 2.1.x (2.1.65, to be specific), it is /dev/lp0. This
> means that I must edit my printcap every time I boot up with a
> different kernel version.
> Suggestions on how to fix this?
Very simple way. (I'm not good with perl, so you'll have to write this)
uname -a |grep 2.1.
if 2.1 exist
cp /etc/printcap-2.1.x /etc/printcap
if 2.1 not exist
cp /etc/printcap-2.0.x /etc/printcap
Add this to your rc.d scripts. Should work nicely.
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