Quoting Christopher R. Barry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > --- Thomas Wegner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try: "strace cat hello.text >/dev/usb/lp0" > > Perhaps you will get more infos about your problem. > > It seems as if _nothing_ printer-related happens. Here is the output:
> bash-2.04# strace cat hello.text >/dev/usb/lp0 ... > write(1, "hello\n", 6) = 6 ^ That's just writing to standard output, which is what one would expect. I would try and help you more, but I don't currently use 2.4x or have the source on my machines. I'm afraid I can only save you wasting time on configuring printer packages before you have managed to cat something to the printer. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.