On Thu, 21 Nov 96 14:48:07 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Which version of gs dou you use? >Version 3.33 it is not a debian package, I installed it manually. (well, there is one in non-free)
>> >If I invoke the filter with /etc/filter.ps <filetoprint.ps >> >>/dev/lp1 the printer prints. >> Ok. So for so good. >> >If I do lpr filetoprint.ps nothing appear. If I do lpq it says >> >"lp is ready and is printing" but it is not true. >> This doesn't say anything. But you do see any pending jobs in the >> queue? A la: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ~$lpq stylus is ready and printing Rank >> Owner Job Files Total Size active david 312 demo.c 180 bytes >> >There is the pending job. Lpc says queuing is enabled printing is >enabled 1 entry in spool area etc.... Fine. >> PS: What was your success with magicfilter? >No success with magicfilter no with apsfilter Bad. >PPS: Have you read the >> Printing-HOWTO? >Obviously. Sorry. Just wanted to be sure. >I begin to suspect there is a cable problem, with windows95 and >directly with postscript I can print, but when lpq says that lp is >ready and printing I notice that the data led on my printer lights, >and sometimes the printer loads a sheet of paper. I will try >another printer cable. But the question is, what "handshake" the >lpd do with the printer? I mean, what return value/signal lpd would >receive from the printer before send another data? lpd itself doesn't handshake. It only spools the data and sends it to /dev/lp? (the one you gave in /etc/printcap). If you can print directly via 'cat filetoprint.txt > /dev/lp?' (as root) lpd should also work (modulo permissions). You could report back the permissions of /dev/lp?, /usr/sbin/lpd and your filters. If you can't print directly there is something wrong with the driver (I, for example, had to put the driver into polling mode, using IRQ 7 didn't work with my Epson Stylus !?) Later, David -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
