>>> On 5/13/2008 at 4:15 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, MIS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK ... I find myself stumped. > > Here is what I have: there is a special "printer" that we use to print > checks. > To control the check printing, there are special codes that are sent to the > printer. I have a program that generates these codes and sends them to the > printer ... on an AIX system and all is well. > > Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the results on the Linux version. > > The program is the same ... the files are the same. I can: > 1.) run the program on the AIX system and it works fine > 2.) run the program on AIX, saving output to a file. > 3.) run the program on Linux, saving output to a file. > 4.) the 'file's are identical. > 5.) 'cat file /dev/lp0' on the AIX box prints fine. > 6.) 'cat file /dev/lp0' on the linux box does not print right. > 7.) copy the Linux file to the AIX system and 'cat' will print it fine. > 8.) copy the AIX file to the Linux box and 'cat' will not print it. > > So ... any idea why it is not working on Linux or how to 'change things' so > that > they might work? > > > TIA
Mike, How are the parallel ports configured identically on both boxes? ECP? EPP? or Other IEEE 1284 mode? HTH, Ben -- Thank You, Ben Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asst. Technology Director Bluffton-Harrison MSD www.bhmsd.k12.in.us _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
