you might want to try aps filter, it worked where nothing else did for me
"George R. Kasica" wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I'm trying to print to a HP DeskJet 870Cse printer attached to an
> intel Netport and am running into some difficulty.
>
> Here is my /etc/printcap file:
>
> lp:\
> :rm=:netwrx1-ptr\
> :rp=:LPT1_PASSTHRU\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:
>
> I can successfully ping the intel box with a
> ping netwrx1-ptr
>
> The queue is set as:
> [root@eagle lpd]# ll /var/spool/lpd
> total 1
> drwxr-xr-x 2 daemon daemon 1024 Dec 2 02:26 lp
>
> and I've done the lpc commands per the Intel Readme
>
> [root@eagle lpd]# lpc enable lp
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]: enabled
> [root@eagle lpd]# lpc start lp
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]: started
>
> Here is the problem...When I do a
> lpr -p lp /etc/printcap
>
> It shows the following in the 4 files in lp, yet no output ever comes
> from the printer....
>
> [root@eagle lp]# ll
> total 4
> -rw------- 1 daemon lp 70 Dec 2 02:33 control.lp
> -rw------- 1 daemon lp 5 Dec 2 02:33 lp
> -rw------- 1 daemon lp 353 Dec 2 02:33 status.lp
> -rw------- 1 daemon lp 5 Dec 2 02:33 unspooler.lp
> [root@eagle lp]# more *
> ::::::::::::::
> control.lp
> ::::::::::::::
> printing_disabled 0
> spooling_disabled 0
> printing_aborted 0
> holdall 0
>
> ::::::::::::::
> lp
> ::::::::::::::
> 1074
> ::::::::::::::
> status.lp
> ::::::::::::::
> server starting at 02:33:54
> printing 'root@eagle+073', start, attempt 1 at 02:33:54
> lp: Print_open: printer 'lp' missing Lp_device value at 02:33:54
> subserver status 'JABORT' for 'root@eagle+073' at 02:33:54
> job 'root@eagle+073' error 'aborting operations, at 02:33:54' at
> 02:33:54
> removing job 'root@eagle+073' at 02:33:54
> server finished at 02:33:54
> ::::::::::::::
> unspooler.lp
> ::::::::::::::
> 1075
>
> lpq -a shows
>
> [root@eagle lp]# lpq -a
> Printer: lp@eagle
> Queue: no printable jobs in queue
> Status: server finished at 02:33:54
>
> Any assistance greatly appreciated.
>
> George
>
> George, MR. Tibbs & The Beast Kasica
> Waukesha, WI USA
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.netwrx1.com
> ICQ #12862186
>
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