Re: /dev/usb/lp0 fails to open

[Kevin Kofler <kevin kofler chello at>]

> I'm not sure what package this needs filing under for BZ, but when I run 
> the cups web front end, it is reporting that usb:/dev/usb/lp0 is failing 
> to open. s-c-p is showing my Deskjet 980cxi happily when setting it up, 
> but am unable to print. 
>  
> When I've looked in /dev, there is no usb directory (and therefore no 
> lp0 either). 
>  
> Is this a makedev problem, s-c-p or something else? 
 
This is probably https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=180325 
Try: 
mkdir /dev/usb 
ln -s /dev/lp0 /dev/usb/lp0 
service cups restart 
If this "fixes" it (until the next reboot), then you are seeing #180325. 
 
        Kevin Kofler