I have an old HP LaserJet 4L plugged into the parallel port. The printer seems to be in working order: the lights work as expected and a test page can be printed by pressing the sole button on the case.
I believe the parallel port is set up correctly: /var/log/messages contains the following two lines: Mar 8 00:01:12 skid kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling). Mar 8 00:01:12 skid kernel: ppdev: user-space parallel port driver I have added the printer as per the instructions contained in the CUPS Software Administration Manual: $ /usr/sbin/lpinfo -v direct parallel:/dev/lp0 [among other things] $ /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LaserJet -E -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -m laserjet.ppd I have also added the printer as LaserJet2 using the web interface at localhost:631 to use the pcl-4l driver from cupsys-driver-gimpprint (I don't know how to specify this driver on the command line), choosing "Parallel Port #1" as the device, "HP" as the make, and "HP LaserJet 4L, CUPS+Gimp-Print v4.2.5 (en)" as the Model. Both printers show up in localhost:631/printers as "idle, accepting jobs." When I click on the "Print Test Page" button a message saying "Test page sent" is displayed. Nothing happens at the printer. localhost:631/jobs lists "Test Page" as processing, then a few seconds later as completed. When I click the "Restart Job" button on localhost:631/jobs?which_jobs=completed the error "client-error-not-possible" is displayed. (When I try to restart a job sent to one of the fake /dev/null test printers the "client-error-not-possible" message is displayed.) According to http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=59776 the HP LaserJet 4L works perfectly with Linux. I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if the printer is junk. TIA for any insights. Geordie. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
