On Tuesday 04 February 2003 11:27 pm, you wrote: > Dave Selby wrote: > > - SNIP - < > > > > Hi mate, Under windows 98, yuk !!, the pucker epson driver gets the info > > on ink levels etc AOK, so I guess the cable is AOK > > > > The computer is 3 yr old, ie obsolete !!, the printer 1 year old. > > > > ls -al /dev/lp0 gives > > > > debian:/home/test# ls -al /dev/lp0 > > crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Mar 14 2002 /dev/lp0 > > debian:/home/test# > > > > So read/write access is OK for root, even though the reported error is > > cannot read from /dev/lp0 > > > > My pet theory is the epson, being a new design, uses different from what > > escputil is looking for > > > > Dave > > Are you actually logged in as root when you did the "debian:/home/test# > ls -al /dev/lp0" command or into your "user" account. You might want to > check it out when logged in as root. It might just be a permissions > problem. From the above, I would say adding your "user" account to the > group "lp" would also let you run this program from there. > > I am not familiar with this program & I am just guessing here. The fact > that you can clean the heads but not get the ink-levels would indicate > your "pet theory" is probably correct... Just thought I would bring up > the permission thing just in case... > > Good Luck! > > -Don Spoon-
Yep, am logged in as root when i execute escputil, was only logged in as test while typing e-mail !! Have already setup /etc/group for root & test I guess pet theory is most likely !! Thanks for all your help, hell cleaning the heads is more usefull than knowing the ink level anyhow .... You know when ink is low, it dont print !!! Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
