Use lp0 instead of lp1. This changed with 2.2x kernels.
Martin Drake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm a bit embarrassed to ask for help on this issue 'cause it's
> something I've already sorted out once, but can't remember anymore how I
> did it.
>
> When I try to print to my HP550, the printer begins its initialisation,
> whirrs and groans 'til it arrives at the point of loading the paper,
> then stops. The jobs stay stuck in the print queue and the printer
> cycles into this initialisation routine once every 30s or so.
>
> I had the same problem when I first installed SUSE 6.0 with kernel
> 2.0.36, but subsequently cured the problem somehow. I tweaked something
> and voil�, bingo, it worked. Wish I could remember what...
>
> Anyway, being at a bit of a loose end last weekend I downloaded and
> installed the 2.2.5 kernel from the SUSE FTP server. Following which,
> everything seemed to be OK until I wanted to print something this
> evening, when the printer problem reappeared.
>
> Some more pertinent info:
>
> - the driver I am using is cdj550
> - printer is on LPT1 in Windows so I am configuring it for /dev/lp1 in
> YAST
> - I can "cat" a file to the printer as /dev/lp1
> - I've tried 300x300 and 360x360 resolutions so far without success
> - "lpq" tells me "waiting for printer to become ready (offline?)"
> - system is a Dell PII 350, 64MB RAM, all EIDE
> - I don't seem to be able to correct the problem when I boot back into
> 2.0.36 either.
>
> Hoping someone can shed some light on this for me, before I have to take
> any more flak from the wife (unfortunately she's a die-hard Windows
> fan).
>
> Thanks.
>
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