On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 11:19:11AM -0800, Ruchira Datta wrote: > I have a Debian Gnu/Linux 3.0 box, dual boot with Windows 2000, on which > I'm running Cups v. 1.1.15 with gimp-print v. 4.2.5. When I add my > Epson Stylus C82, it claims to have added it successfully. The > connection was through "Parallel Port #1 (Epson Stylus C82)", since when > I booted the parport module had detected my printer: > dmesg said > > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE] > parport0: irq 7 detected > parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus C82 > lp0: using parport0 (polling). > lp0: console ready > > If I say ls -l /dev/lp0 I get > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root lp 6, 0 Mar 14 2002 /dev/lp0 > > The CUPS admin claims the Printer State is > > Printer State: processing, accepting jobs. > > and the printer is connected through > > Device URI: parallel:/dev/unknown-parallel0
I have a different Epson, but it is connect via parallel port. /etc/cups/printers.conf uses "DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0". > > But whenever I try to print a test page, first it says > > "Printing page 0, 7%" > > then eventually it says > > "Printer not connected; will retry in 30 seconds..." > > This never changes and nothing ever gets printed. Furthermore, nothing > happens if I say > > echo "stuff" > /dev/lp0 > > although I don't know if I should expect it to. I know it is not the > case that the printer actually is not connected, since whenever I reboot > to Windows I can print everything just fine. > > ADVthanksANCE, > > Ruchira Datta > datta at math dot berkeley dot edu > > -- Jerome
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