I also tried to a remote network printer (Novell) and had the same problem. If it is a bug, how do I (we) determine which package has the problem for filing a bug report? That I am not the only one experiencing the problem gives me faith that I wasn't doing something too stupid.
Dave >>> Petru NOTINGHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/02/99 10:55AM >>> I have exactly the same problem, but with a remote (network) printer. I tried lpd instead of LprNG, the problem stays. It might be a bug somewhere. Maybe we should file a bug report ? Petru David Wilson wrote: > 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 -------------- > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
