On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about, Can't Print:
> Hi,
>
> I have installed RH 6.1 and it does not want to print. I have RH 5.2 on a
> second hard disk and no problem with printing.
>
> When I use printtool with RH 6.1 it does not detect any /dev/lp?. The
> printer I have installed is Epson LQ-300.
>
> In printtool I restart lpd, it does it dutyfully. When I test print it
> spools correctly. The same is true when I try to print some files using
> emacs editor or cat file | lpr. The lpq command works fine same for lpc.
> If I check lpc status it says, queuing, printing is enabled, x entries
> in
> spool area, waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?). ls > /dev/lp?
> yields bash: "no such device".
>
> I followed exactly all the instructions as outlined in Chapter 20,
> Printing of the book Read Hat Linux Unleashed.
I dont know how long you have been on this list or if you even read all the
mail on this list, however this very problem has been discuessed many many
times and only last week was it redisscussed.
I would imagen the book is well out of date and possably makes no mention
of loading any other module than "lp".
I take it you are using the default kernel installed by Redhat-6.1.
If the following is not in /etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules
then edit them in.
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias char-major-6 lp
Now providing the printer is online and kerneld or kmod is running then the
following should work;
cat filename > /dev/lp0
If not do;
modprobe lp
Now cat a file again to try.
If you have no luck check out the archives;
For more information check out the archives at;
http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Linux/47/0
Use the search engine there to find a "Keyword"
Another good place for info;
http://www.linuxtopia.com
> I hope somebody can help, I am at a total loss!!
>
> Regards
>
>
> Peter
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