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On Monday 01 January 2001 19:00, you wrote:
> Tony, your suggestion revealed a curious thing.
>
>
> #lpc status
>
> lp0:
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> no daemon present
> lp1:
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> no daemon present
>
> #printerdrake
> revealed the following:
>
> Queue Name: lp0
> Spool Directory /var/spool/lpd/lp0
> Printer: local printer
> Printer device: /dev/lp0
>
> Can you make sense of this?
>
> Michael Coady
>
> > > When I try $lpr lp0 test.txt it seems that the printer (or something)
> > > is recognized because I no longer get "printer unknown". But still the
> > > printer does not print.
> > > I checked /var/spool/lpd/lp0/status and found: "lp0 is ready and
> > > printing". Strange. Might it be that the file is queued by for some
> > > reason not being fed to the printer?
> > > Although I've read the documentation on Printing in Linux, I still
> > > can't figure out what takes a file from queue to the printer.
> > > Thanks to John & Tony for the suggestions.
> > >
> > > Michael Coady
> > >
> > > >Sounds like lpr is trying to use lp instead of lp0. Try lpr -Plp0
> > > >test.txt.
> > > >
> > > >On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, mcoady wrote:
> > > > > Installed Mandrake 7.1 along with HPLaserjet 4l printer
> > > > > (non-postscript).
> > > > >
> > > > > WordPerfect runs the printer without a problem. But, when I try to
> > > >
> > > > print a test.txt file
> > > >
> > > > > $lpr text.txt
> > > > >
> > > > > I get:
> > > > >
> > > > > lpr: lp:: printer unknown.
> > > > >
> > > > > #printtool reveals that the printer is indeed there at lp0.
> > > > > It prints a Ascii test file directly to port, but nothing happens
> > > > > when
> > > >
> > > > I simply run the Print Ascii test page.
> > > >
> > > > > Even installing PDQ and running it does not solve the problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.. (Yes, the printer is
> > > > > connected.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Michael Coady
> >
> > - --
> > Michael
> >
> > What is the output if you do a status on lpc?
> >
> > lpc status
> >
> > Mine gives the following:
> >
> > [root@mypc tko]# lpc status
> > lp:
> > printer is on device 'parallel' speed -1
> > queuing is enabled
> > printing is enabled
> > no entries
> > daemon present
> > lp1:
> > printer is on device 'parallel' speed -1
> > queuing is enabled
> > printing is enabled
> > no entries
> > daemon present
> >
> > I set my printers up using printerdrake which did everything for me.
> > The differences in the lp and lp1 printers is just a different driver
> > from the driver database that I chose. They are both on my lpt1 port.
> > Just run printerdrake from the commandline in X and answer the questions.
> > Let us know the outcome.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > ___
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> >
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> > | fans, and I know what you're going to say about that: Old |
> > | Teddy Ballgame loved those fans, all right." --- Ted Williams |
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> M.
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Michael,
You aren't running the line printer daemon, lpd, which handles the print
jobs. In my current configuration with just the parallel printer I mentioned
earlier I run both the cupsd and the lpd daemons.
Do a 'ps -aux | grep lpd' and 'ps -aux | grep cupsd' to see if they are
running as processes on your machine.
[root@mypc tko]# ps -aux |grep lpd
root 663 0.0 0.2 1440 608 ? S 18:14 0:00 lpd
root 1403 0.0 0.2 1456 540 ttyp5 S 20:41 0:00 grep lpd
[root@mypc tko]# ps -aux |grep cupsd
root 650 0.0 0.9 4748 2472 ? S 18:14 0:04 cupsd
root 1405 0.0 0.2 1456 540 ttyp5 S 20:41 0:00 grep cupsd
If not then you can start them manually but normally they are started from
the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory which is setup by the DrakConf.
Run DrakConf and choose Startup Services from the menu and then select them
(cups, lpd) from the window and choose OK. This will start them
automatically on the next reboot.
Hope this helps. Cheers.
___
(_B_)__
~(@ @)~
+-oOOo-(_)-oOOo-------------------------------------------------+
| "I played before the greatest fans in baseball, the Boston |
| fans, and I know what you're going to say about that: Old |
| Teddy Ballgame loved those fans, all right." --- Ted Williams |
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| Tony K. Olsen | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |
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