The lp was not in my /etc/modules files so I used modconfig to add it. When rebooting, the messages indicated I had a device lp0. I then used magicfilterconfig and it complained about an existing /etc/printcap file so I renamed the existing file and used magicfilterconfig again and answered the questions on my printer. When doing "cat /etc/printcap > /dev/lp0" or "lpr /etc/printcap" I get no response and nothing printed. Do I have to reboot again? When I do "lpc status", I get a one line response with a printer name of [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it says printing and spooling is enabled. When I do "lpd" I get "fatal error, another printer spooler is using TCP printer port, possibly lpd process '491'".
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 6:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Debian Printing Hello. I was made very nervous by the prospect of setting up printing, but it turned out to be very easy. I have an HP LaserJet 1100. I plugged it in to the parallel port, installed magicfilter and it basically did everything for me (via the configuration program magicfilterconfig). You really don't have to do very much at all (it creates the necessary files and installs the necessary filters for you). The only work you really have to do is find out which driver is right for your printer. But there's a lot of documentation available on that question. Later on I set up one linux box to be a remote printer spooler for another, and that turned out to be much easier that I expected it to be. Let me know if I can help with this. Also: setting up X isn't as bad as it initially seems. If you have minimal knowledge of your hardare, the xf86setup program will step you through the process with a series of questions and answers. That is usually enough to get the thing running in a reasonably good way. You can tweak the details afterwards, Jim
