Re: ISSUE: lp0/lp1 incompatibility

Philip Blundell (Philip.Blundell@pobox.com)
Wed, 03 Dec 1997 23:48:56 +0000


>> 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
>
>How about two entries in your printcap, one for each. Then just print to the
>default under 2.0 and specify the other under 2.1.

It ought to be possible to fix it with module or kernel parameters as well.
I'll look into whether this is actually the case at the moment.

p.