USM Bish wrote: > >1. DOS: Do you have DOS Installed as well ? [Y / N] > (An old DOS boot diskette will also do ...) >
Boot into Win98 printer works fine > 2. LINUX: > > a) Do a dmesg. Check which device your printer is polled > EpsonSC800 at /dev/lp0 > > b) Do a cat Txtfile > /dev/lpN (where N is the device polled) Prints fine (ascii text) > > c) PrinterSetUp : If system installed properly, a printer > software should have been installed (lpr or lprng): > > IS lpd daemon running ? YES > ELSE > > Try manually to get lpd to work and produce anything ! > > i) Make a spool directory > mkdir /var/spool/lpd > > ii) Make a simple /etc/printcap > lp|foo|my-printer:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/foo:\ > :mx#0:\ > :lp=/dev/lpN:\ [substitute N for number] > :sh: > > Dont bother about the "if=" (input filter) at this > stage. Just get anything going ... even staircasing > is acceptable. > > iii) Do a cat FileName | lpr > IS something coming ? [Y/N] > NO > > ELSE > Grim scene ! > Check for PLIP conflict ? > > Check IRQ conflict None > > Check file permissions of lpr, lpd etc 700 lpq returns: "Printer: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'SC800L' Queue: no printable jobs in queue status: removing job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' -ABORT at [time]" The numerical part of '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' changes with each attempt to print. > IF still no joy THEN > PRAY ! Hasn't worked yet. :) > > ELSE > suicide ... Not a viable option > You would agree, if nothing is coming out from the printer, > this checklist should cover almost everything that readily > comes to the mind. It does > Please add if something has been missed .. Debian 2.2 kernal 2.2.17 -- Bug in kernal? > The rest is actually getting an appropriate driver for your > specific printer (for ps printing mainly). Normally epson > printers pose no problems, and there should be a driver in > either magic/ apsfilter. If no joy you would have to settle > for a generic driver .... but printing should not stop. apsfilter with GS uniprint filters worked in SuSE, RH, Debian2.1, Slackware ... /etc/printcap looks same as prior setups. Again, bug in kernal 2.2.17? > Best wishes, > > USM Bish Thanks a bunch! John