On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:31:58 -0700, Luke Call wrote: > >Please post the output of lsmod, the end several lines of >/var/log/lpr.log, > >/etc/printcap, and /var/log/cups/error_log. This may give some > >indication of what's going on. > >Steve > >Here's the lsmod output: > Module Size Used by > vmmon 18436 0 (unused) > rtc 5272 0 (autoclean) > Where are your lp and parport modules? > >Here is the recent /var/log/lpr.log output (just after a failed print job): > Jan 6 19:45:11 lacall-hat lpd[230]: restarted > Jan 8 07:01:06 lacall-hat lpd[200]: restarted > Jan 9 18:16:56 lacall-hat lpd[230]: restarted > >Here is /etc/printcap: ># /etc/printcap: printer capability database. See printcap(5). ># You can use the filter entries df, tf, cf, gf etc. for ># your own filters. See /etc/filter.ps, /etc/filter.pcl and ># the printcap(5) manual page for further details. > >lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > :pl#66:\ > :pw#80:\ > :pc#150:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh: > ># rlp|Remote printer entry:\ ># :lp=:\ ># :rm=remotehost:\ ># :rp=remoteprinter:\ ># :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\ ># :mx#0:\ ># :sh: > This looks like mine (working). > >Note that I can't even cat filename > /dev/lp0. Absolutely nothing >happens that I can see. Also, when I Print from Gimp (I have a CUPS and >gimp-print setup), then check "lpstat", I briefly see something in the >queue, then it disappears without any action to the printer. And this >was all working a month ago before I started messing with kernels; still >stumped; I thought I'd changed everything back to how it was! > Looks like you forgot to re-install the drivers.
gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
