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