I recently installed potato and am new to Linux. I seem unable to print using
LPRng and haven't found any helpful information in HOW-TOs, although I'm sure
the info I need is there somewhere. When I issue the "lpr file.ps" command,
nothing happens, no errors, no output.
I have two parallel ports (in Windows they are LPT1 and LPT2). My printer is
connected to the second port (/dev/lp1?).
My printer is an HP720C (I know ...). I have install pbm2ppa and can
successfully run the following script to directly send a file to the printer:
#! /bin/sh
cat $1 | gs -sDEVICE=pbmraw -q -dNOPAUSE -r600 -sOutputFile=- - | \
pbm2ppa - - >/dev/lp1
I have modified this script (as per the documentation for pbm2ppa) to use as a
filter in the printcap file:
#! /bin/sh
gs -sDEVICE=pbmraw -q -dNOPAUSE -r600 -sOutputFile=- - | \
pbm2ppa - - |
This file is saved as: /usr/local/bin/printps.filter. My printcap file reads:
lp|hpdj720|HP Deskjet 720c:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj720:\
:sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\
:if=/usr/local/bin/printps.filter:\
:af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
The following is the output from "checkpc". Everything looks fine to my novice
eyes. Any ideas on what I'm missing?
Thanks, Dave
------------ being output from checkpc --------------
LPRng version LPRng-3.6.12
Checking for configuration files '//etc/lpd.conf'
found '//etc/lpd.conf', mod 0100644
Checking for printcap files '//etc/printcap'
found '//etc/printcap', mod 0100644
Checking for lpd only printcap files '//etc/lpd_printcap'
DaemonUID 1, DaemonGID 7
Using Config file '//etc/lpd.conf'
LPD lockfile '/var/run/lprng/lpd.printer'
Checking directory: '/var/run/lprng'
directory '/var'
directory '/var/run'
directory '/var/run/lprng'
checking '/var/run/lprng/lpd.printer' file
Names
:hpdj720=lp
:lp=lp
All
:lp
Printcap Information
lp|hpdj720|HP Deskjet 720c
:af=/var/log/lp-acct
:if=/usr/local/bin/printps.filter
:lf=/var/log/lp-errs
:lp=/dev/lp1
:mx#0
:pl#66
:pw#80
:px#1440
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj720
:sh
Checking printcap info
Checking printer 'lp'
Checking directory: '/var/spool/lpd/hpdj720'
directory '/var'
directory '/var/spool'
directory '/var/spool/lpd'
directory '/var/spool/lpd/hpdj720'
file 'control.lp', zero length file unchanged in 172 hours
checking 'control.lp' file
checking 'status.lp' file
checking 'status' file
cleaning 'status' file, 0 bytes long: no truncation
checking '/var/log/lp-errs' file
cleaning '/var/log/lp-errs' file, 0 bytes long: no truncation
checking '/var/log/lp-acct' file
cleaning '/var/log/lp-acct' file, 1 bytes long: no truncation
'if' filter '/usr/local/bin/printps.filter'
executable '/usr/local/bin/printps.filter'
*** Checking for client info ****
Names
:hpdj720=lp
:lp=lp
All
:lp
Printcap Information
lp|hpdj720|HP Deskjet 720c
:af=/var/log/lp-acct
:if=/usr/local/bin/printps.filter
:lf=/var/log/lp-errs
:lp=/dev/lp1
:mx#0
:pl#66
:pw#80
:px#1440
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj720
:sh
Printer 'lp': [EMAIL PROTECTED]
------------ end output from checkpc --------------
