Hello,
I want to install an Epson Stylus Color 850 printer directly attached to
my machine (local printer). I have been looking at the
Printing-HOWTO-6.html that comes with the default installation of Linux
Debian 2.1 (slink).
After reading the introduction, I have tried to print an ascii text to
the printer but the systems gives me the following error:
no printcap for printer 'epson'
job 'cfA886cambados.des.fi.udc.es' transfer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] failed
Despite the previous message, I have confiugred an /etc/printcap entry
epson:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/epson:\
:mx#0:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:sh:
and I have also created the corresponding spool directory:
1058853 1 drwxr-sr-x 2 root lp 1024 Sep 22 20:42
/var/spool/lpd/epson
What about the "lpd" daemon? The output of the command "ps aux | grep
lpd" is:
lp 161 0.0 0.6 1500 800 ? S 13:23 0:00 lpd MAIN
So I suppose that the daemon is correctly installed and initialized. Is
that correct? Maybe that the error comes from the initialization of
"lpd"?
I have tried to configure this printer several times but I have always
obtained the same result. I have also studied the questions and answers
about printer configuration that appear in the list, but even though I
have not been able to find the error.
I hope you can help me.
Thanks,
Manuel Arenaz
