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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] usb or lp
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:28:21 -0500
From: Sape Mullender <sape@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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>>> bind ep1data /n/lp: inconsistent mount
> 
> mntgen creates /n/xxx files on demand.  If you try to bind to /n/xxx,
> mntgen will create a directory to bind to (in the mntgen file system).
> ep1data is not a directory but a file, so the bind fails.  Create the
> (empty) file /n/lp by hand.

I fixed the problem on sources by moving /n/lp to /dev/lp and
updating usb/usbprint and the man page.  You don't have to create
a bind point in /dev.  usb/usbprint does that for you.

If you use usbprint, you probably need to adjust your /sys/lib/lp/devices.

	Sape