Tony, your suggestion revealed a curious thing.
#lpc status
lp0:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
lp1:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
#printerdrake
revealed the following:
Queue Name: lp0
Spool Directory /var/spool/lpd/lp0
Printer: local printer
Printer device: /dev/lp0
Can you make sense of this?
Michael Coady
> > When I try $lpr lp0 test.txt it seems that the printer (or something) is
> > recognized because I no longer get "printer unknown". But still the printer
> > does not print.
> > I checked /var/spool/lpd/lp0/status and found: "lp0 is ready and
> > printing". Strange. Might it be that the file is queued by for some reason
> > not being fed to the printer?
> > Although I've read the documentation on Printing in Linux, I still can't
> > figure out what takes a file from queue to the printer.
> > Thanks to John & Tony for the suggestions.
> >
> > Michael Coady
> >
> > >Sounds like lpr is trying to use lp instead of lp0. Try lpr -Plp0
> > >test.txt.
> > >
> > >On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, mcoady wrote:
> > > > Installed Mandrake 7.1 along with HPLaserjet 4l printer
> > > > (non-postscript).
> > > >
> > > > WordPerfect runs the printer without a problem. But, when I try to
> > >
> > > print a test.txt file
> > >
> > > > $lpr text.txt
> > > >
> > > > I get:
> > > >
> > > > lpr: lp:: printer unknown.
> > > >
> > > > #printtool reveals that the printer is indeed there at lp0.
> > > > It prints a Ascii test file directly to port, but nothing happens when
> > >
> > > I simply run the Print Ascii test page.
> > >
> > > > Even installing PDQ and running it does not solve the problem.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.. (Yes, the printer is connected.)
> > > >
> > > > Michael Coady
>
> - --
> Michael
>
> What is the output if you do a status on lpc?
>
> lpc status
>
> Mine gives the following:
>
> [root@mypc tko]# lpc status
> lp:
> printer is on device 'parallel' speed -1
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> daemon present
> lp1:
> printer is on device 'parallel' speed -1
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> daemon present
>
> I set my printers up using printerdrake which did everything for me. The
> differences in the lp and lp1 printers is just a different driver from the
> driver database that I chose. They are both on my lpt1 port. Just run
> printerdrake from the commandline in X and answer the questions. Let us know
> the outcome.
>
> Cheers.
>
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