1. You say "Sending a string directly to /dev/lp0 as root works". I assume
you mean doing something like "cat somefile >/dev/lp0". So the first thing
to check is permissions -- does lp0 have the right settings for use by
non-root users. Do "ls -l /dev/lp0" and make sure it is owner root, group
lp, mode 660 (crw-rw----).
2. What are the entries in /etc/printcap for the three "filters" you have?
3. What is an example of an unsuccessful invocation of lpr from the command
line?
We may need to know more, but I can't say what until I see the printcap entries.
At 07:29 AM 11/9/99 EST, andy bernat wrote:
>Greetings! I hope someone can help as I'm about to give up on Linux. I've
>been unable to get anything to print. I've got SuSE 6.1 and I'm trying to
>print to a laserjet IIp. Sending a string directly to /dev/lp0 as root works
>fine so I know the hardware is functioning (also Windows has no problem with
>it). But, when I use lpr, Ghostscript, Wordperfect (for Linux), anything, all
>that happens is the light on the printer goes on and that's it. Nothing comes
>out. If I go offline and hit formfeed I sometimes get a line or two,
>sometimes a blank page. I've tried printing to all three printers aspsfilter
>sets up (ascii, lp, and raw). But, according to lpc status and lpq, Linux
>thinks everything is fine and the file is printing away! No error messages of
>any sort in the spool log. Seems to be a filter problem but I've tried
>reinstalling apsfilter and nothing improves. If it is a filter problem, why
>in world can't whoever writes these apsfilters (I've tried 2) get what must be
>a fairly vanilla setup to run? I've read most of the HOW-TO's on printing and
>O'Reilly's Running Linx but there is nothing there that seems to work. Any
>ideas? Do I need to forget Linux and go back to Windows? A computer without
>a printer is pretty useless. Thanks in advance.
>...Andy.
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