мое почтение аудитории!
subj собственно )

cat /var/log/dmesg | grep parp

pnp: the driver 'parport_pc' has been registered
parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP]
parport0: Printer, Samsung ML-1210
parport_pc 00:08: driver attached

устройство в /dev типа /dev/lp не создано
ls -la /dev | grep 6, (пусто)

делаю:
mknod /dev/lp0 c 6 0
mknod /dev/lp1 c 6 1
mknod /dev/lp2 c 6 2
mknod /dev/lp3 c 6 3

cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
bash: /dev/lp0: No such device or address

cat test.txt > /dev/lp1
bash: /dev/lp1: No such device or address

cat test.txt > /dev/lp2
bash: /dev/lp2: No such device or address

cat test.txt > /dev/lp3
bash: /dev/lp3: No such device or address

подскажите куда копать
заранее благодарен!