On 10/31/20 11:50 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
> On 2020-10-31 23:36, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>>> If I do the modprobe will above, lpt1 (lp0) shows up in
>>> both printer admin and CUPS. Otherwise not.
>>
>> Why do you say "lpt1"? I have 4 lp[0-3] devices in /dev, but I have
>> no actual parallel port hardware.
>> I suspect by force loading the driver with settings like that, it
>> will assume there's actually a port at that address. It will be
>> writing to nothing.
>
> It is a CUPS and Printer Admin thing. I find it a bit
> annoying myself. They should use Linux terms, not
> Windows terms.
>
> See for yourself:
>
https://ibb.co/Gv770CF
I don't think it's originally a windows term. It's actually "LPT
#1",
similar to the following "Serial Port #1". "LPT" stands for
"line
printer" for those of us old enough to remember when printers could only
do lines of text.