On Tue, 1 Jul 1997, Rolf Obrecht wrote: : Unfortunately, it contained all(?) device files in /dev; as a result, : the machine didn't boot anymore since it was "unable to open an initial : console". Booting from rescue disk, mounting the harddrive to /target and : extracting the previously (on a different machine) generated tar file : containing the device-files solved the problem, but: /dev/printer still : doesn't exist. : : Calling "MAKEDEV printer" only gives me "MAKEDEV: out of space for : devices". : : HOW can I re-create this socket?? (I would like to be able to print : some urgent and important files, but without /dev/printer.....)
As far as I know, /dev/printer is a symlink to /dev/lp0 or whatever port your default printer is on. Checkout /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt for the correct minor and major numbers for this device. Remco. -- // Remco van de Meent // email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // www: http://oloon.student.utwente.nl // " Never make any mistaeks. " -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
