From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 66-109-36-44.ip.termserv.net ([66.109.36.44] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16PjaN-00068D-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 07:18:03 -0500 Received: (qmail 25428 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2002 12:17:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.55.67]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 13 Jan 2002 12:17:37 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g0DCHVT00676 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 07:17:31 -0500 Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 07:17:30 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: Speakup mailing list Subject: Re: Finding your printer In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dan - Input-output devices are either 'character' or 'block'. Block devices have a file system and the data are stored in files. So your printer devices are definitely character devices. HTH - Chuck On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Dan Murphy wrote: > Hi Jeff. Well I think I might be looking at a dead parallel cable, but I > won't have access to another until tomorrow. > thanks. I see /dev/lp0,1 and 2, but they are listed as character so I'm > not sure what that's all about. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is New