--- David Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Christopher R. Barry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > Are you sure your usb-printer > > > ist recognized by your system? > > > Try "cat <textfile> >/dev/lp0. Does it work? > > > > No, the command just hangs. > > What did you actually type? > I assume you *didn't* try /dev/lp0.
I created a file "hello.text" containing just "hello" and I typed: # cat hello.text >/dev/usb/lp0 and also # cat hello.text >/dev/lp0 it just hangs. > But they are correct in that you should forget about printcap, > lpr etc. until you can cat a file to the device. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/