On Fri, 04 Jan 2002 06:57:09 -0700, Luke Call wrote: >Thanks for the tip (somehow I didn't see it until today--sorry). I tried >"lpc status all" also and it said: > lp: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > printer idle > >But just for interest, I still tried "lpc enable all" and "lpc restart >all", and have the same results. Any other ideas? Thanks! > >Luke > >On Wed, 02 Jan 2002 13:03:24 -0600, Gary Turner wrote: > >>When I try to print directly to /dev/lp0 from the command line ("cat > >>filename.txt > /dev/lp0") nothing happens; printing from applications > >>like gimp doesn't work either. It did work until recently, and I've > >>tried various HOWTOs, searching the web, and taking the system back to > >>the same configuration it had when it was working, but now I'm stumped > >>and out of ideas. It's not the printer because it works when I boot > >>windows instead. Any tips or things I could try? > > > >Sounds like something I recently went through. Try: > ># lpc enable { all | printer } > >or > ># lpc restart { all | printer } > > > >One of those, I don't recall which, got me back up. RTFM, man lpc. > > > >gt > >Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
I'm not using CUPS so this may or may not mean anything. Have you checked /etc/printcap to see that it's ok? Second, I sometimes have problems with redirection and printing. I get similar but not identical results. Try, instead 'pr myfile | lpr'. Personal choice on pr. I like the pagination and ability to create a margin. Piping has not failed me yet, and redirection has. Of course my redirection probs are likely due to ignorance on my part. If this doesn't help, I got nuthin'. gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash