‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Saturday, May 8, 2021 2:35 AM, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sb, 08 mai 21, 00:41:52, fxkl47BF wrote: > > > > > > > > On Friday 07 May 2021 07:10:16 fxkl47BF wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > i checked the port and it is set to epp > > > > > > excuse me if i ramble a bit > > > > > > i create a file with one word 'hello' followed by a newline and a > > > > > > carriage return the content of the file in hex is 68 65 6C 6C 6F > > > > > > 0A 0C if i print the file with cat file > /dev/lp0 i get "helloJL" > > > > > > capital J is 0x0a plus 0x40, capital L is 0x0c plus 0x40 > > > > > > 0x0a and 0x0c are control characters > > > > > > where and why are they being converted to printable characters > > > > > > > > i tried a motherboard with a builtin parallel port > > > > a startech card, a rosewill card, and a parallel to usb adapter > > > > the results was all the same > > > > the answer is probably right in front of me and i'm to thick to see it > > > > :) > > > > i have a friend that has a different make of dot matrix printer > > i'm going to see if he'll let me borrow it > > this list doesn't seem to be the best place to discuss printers > > maybe the people at emc-users would have some ideas > > they don't seem to mind off topic discussions > > Well, it's been a while since I dealt with dot matrix printers at this > level. > > Changing the subject might draw attention to somebody with current > knowledge[2]. > > [1] work doesn't count as I'm just a user there. > [2] BTW, it's definitely on topic here because you're trying to make it > work with Debian thanks it will spark a memory in another one of us old timers
