look at the printer options for the driver, if fast text printing is
turned on, try and turn it off.
On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Willy Wittesaele wrote:
> Hello ,
>
> I have similar problems with a new RH 6.1 install.
>
> Here with :
> printtool-3.41-2
> lpr-0.43-2
>
> I can only start the printing via the "control-panel"
> select the printer icon - select a printer & restart lpd.
> But when I reboot the machine - same problem again.
>
> Never had such problems with RH 5.2 (printing on a local printer
> and a network printer always worked OK>)
>
> willy
>
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> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Michael George wrote:
>
> > Oh boy, I've really stepped in it this time.
> >
> > I just upgraded a client's machine from 5.2 to 6.1 and now it doesn't print.
> > I've *never had a problem with printing failing on upgrade before!...
> >
> > Anyway, when I send a job to lp, it goes into the queue, but the system just
> > sits there, acting like the printer needs to come back online (printer is up
> > and ready to go).
> > ----------------------
> > waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
> > Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
> > 1st george 604 /home/george/axhome/spool0064a.ps 75130 bytes
> > ----------------------
> > lp:
> > queuing is enabled
> > printing is enabled
> > 1 entry in spool area
> > waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
> > ----------------------
> >
> > I've tried power-cycling the printer, but that does nothing.
> >
> > I've upgraded lpr to 0.47-1 and printtool to 3.43-1 (if that's relevant), and
> > I have "alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc" in my /etc/conf.modules and the
> > modules lp, parport_pc, and parport all load.
> >
> > Is there something else simple I'm missing? There's not much in the parport
> > kernel documentation that seemed helpful. If I can't get this figured out by
> > Friday when they want to print invoices, they're not going to ba happy. I
> > might have to reinstall 5.2 (is a downgrade possible?) if nothing else...
> >
> > -Michael
> >
> > --
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> > all to one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to every one exactly
> > the functions he is competent to. It is by dividing and subdividing these
> > republics from the national one down through all its subordinations, until it
> > ends in the administration of every man's farm by himself; by placing under
> > every one what his own eye may superintend, that all will be done for the
> > best.
> > -- Thomas Jefferson, to Joseph Cabell, 1816
> >
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