On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 07:12:02PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've just installed Etch on i386, and set up the LPRng configuration > manually the same as I had working on Sarge. The first snag I hit > was that /dev/lp0 no longer exists, so I connected my printer > (an old Brother HL-1050 laser) to a USB port instead of the parallel > port. I then altered the :lp entry in /etc/printcap to /dev/usb/lp0 > (was /dev/lp0). > > The lpr command no longer works. It seems to ignore the device and > filter entries in /etc/printcap. Sounds like a permissions problem. Check what user is running lpd then check the permissions of /dev/usb/lp0
Also run checkpc - Craig -- Craig Small GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 http://www.enc.com.au/ csmall at : enc.com.au http://www.debian.org/ Debian GNU/Linux, software should be Free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
