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From: u8123555@cc.nctu.edu.tw (I-Fei Tsai)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: 386BSD: lpr does not work.
Date: 27 May 1994 15:13:07 GMT
Organization: Computer Center, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
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Hi:
	I have a 386BSD installed on my 386DX, but the "lpr" doesn't work:

	(*) I have no mouse, modem ... installed, only a line printer.  
	(*) When I boot from the DOS partition, I can "COPY <filename> PRN"
	    to print my file.
	(*) If I boot from the 386BSD partition, when I type "lpr <filename>"
	    I find that the file is queued in the printer queue, "lpc" shows
	    the printer is ready and printing. But nothing comes out from the
	    printer.

	I have tried "ln -s /dev/com1 /dev/lp", doesn't work ..., is it
	the correct way ?  Is there any thing to do with the com driver ?

	Thank you in advance.

-- Ming