Subject: Re: help: can't print
Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 11:13:06PM -0700
In reply to:Norbert Froese
Quoting Norbert Froese([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Wayne Topa wrote:
>
> >
> > >Am I right in concluding that there is a problem sending information
> > > out my parralel port as even directly writing to /dev/lp0 doesn't even
> > > print garbage or make printer noises?
> > >
> >
> > If you are using lilo to boot then you might try adding this to your
> > lilo.conf
> > Image = /boot/kernel-2.4.5
> > # 5/27/01 Netfilter & lots of modules
> > root = /dev/hda1
> > label = current
> > VGA = 0x31A
> > >>>>> append = "lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
> >
> > You do have lpr or lprng or cups installed, right?
> > You have installed magicfilter, right?
> > --
>
> I do have lprng and magicfilter installed, and re-ran magicfilterconfig.
>
> I added append ="lp....none" to lilo.conf and ran lilo.
>
> Things have changed. Now 'cat text_file > /dev/lp0' gives the message
> "/dev/lp0:Device or resource busy" instead of doing nothing at all. Similarly
> lpr text_file still does nothing but now lpq also informes me that
> /dev/lp0:Device or resource busy.
>
> Still no sounds from my printer.
>
> Any help with how to proceed or which part of the printing system I should try
> to learn more about would be appreciated.
OK, lets check the obvious, file permissions. This is what my
permissions are
VT1 root-2.2r3-prince:~# ls -l /var/spool/lpd
drwxrwsr-x 2 lp lp 2048 Jun 20 10:22 lp
VT1 root-2.2r3-prince:~# ls -l /var/spool/lpd/lp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root lp 30 Jun 19 21:20 lock
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root lp 25 Jun 19 21:20 status
Lets see if you have enabled the printer in the kernel
grep -i printer /usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_PRINTER=y
and the Parport selections
VT2 root-2.2r3-prince:/etc/init.d# grep -i parport /usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO=y (not really required)
and last but not least, read through the following in
/usr/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/
Printing-HOWTO.txt.gz and Printing-Usage-HOWTO.txt.gz
Its early in the morning so I hope I have covered everything.
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Regards Wayne
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