also like stated before dont forget to 'chmod 777 /dev/lp1' -Scott slegge@govliquidation.com Sent by: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 05/25/2005 04:39 PM Please respond to plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us cc Subject Re: lpt2 without a real lpt2 card installed Any more details? try 'rm -rf /dev/lp1' first I am not sure what distro but some make ALLLLLL devices you could ever imagine (ie. hdm). then you want to 'ln -s /dev/lp0 /dev/lp1' also please post any log information if there is any. Another thing you might look into is device mapping in the emu app (in WINE for example) I know you can pick what dos named devices go to what unix device something like COM1 = /dev/cua3 or whatever. I am not familiar with the one you are using. -Scott Michael Shadel Sent by: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 05/25/2005 03:42 PM Please respond to plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us cc Subject Re: lpt2 without a real lpt2 card installed JD Austin wrote: > > > slegge@govliquidation.com wrote: > >> >> symlink the real device to the device its printing to. >> >> >> >> -Scott >> > After hearing his explaination I was going to say the same. > Be sure to chmod it the same as the original device 777. > > JD > >> >> I have a dos program running under dosemu, it has hundred of reports >> that print to lpt2. dosemu will redirect a port to a network printer. It >> has an lpt1 port and my program will print to the network printer if I >> send it to lpt1. I have my reasons but I do not want to change all the >> reports to print to lpt1 and I do not want to install lpt2 cards in all >> of the desktops. I also believe I could print to a file and run a >> spooler, but again I would have to change all of the report to print to >> a file instead of lpt2. >> > >-- >JD Austin >Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC >email: jd@twingeckos.com >http://www.twingeckos.com >phone/fax: 480.288.8195 > I used the command ln -S /dev/lp0 /dev/lp1 this does not make any difference, any other suggestions thanks Michael