Re: ISSUE: lp0/lp1 incompatibility

[John Goerzen]

First, thanks to all who sent me little script/etc for setting a
symlink.  I should have been a bit more clear in my initial post, I
guess...  I was looking for a way to get the same device numbers for
both kernels.

Michal Jaegermann <[e-mail]> writes:

> What is the ISSUE???

The issue is that the device numbers have apparently changed.  This
causes incompatibility with software and setup instructions,
incompatibility that all users are not necessarily able to
troubleshoot and diagnose as we are.  This can be especially bad when
there are instruction books, etc. that say "/dev/lp1 is your printer"
or whatever.

It seems to me that there is an "off by one" error somewhere in the
kernel.  Or was it intentional to make this change?  And if so, why?
I understand that most devices start at 0 but we already have
considerable precedent with this one.  If we want to start at 0 with
it, perhaps create a new name like /dev/lpt0?  This way, compatibility
can be maintained.

John

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