as root, of course: cd /dev ./MAKEDEV lp This should be kernel version independant. On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, siddharth kaza wrote: > I accidently deleted /dev/lp0. How do I recreate it so it works. I use > kernel 2.2.16. -- Sanjeev "ghane" Gupta Mob: +65 98551208 dotXtra Pte Ltd Fax: +65 2275776 Singapore email: ghane@xxxxxxxxxxx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~