Echoing text to doesn't use ghostscript. You should try printing a
postscript file.
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Roy Katz wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> /usr/lib/ghostscript/5.10/stcany.upp now contains this paragraph:
>
> -dupBeginPageCommand="<
> 1b40 1b40
> 1b2847 0100 01
> 1b2869 0100 01
> 1b2855 0100 0A
> 1b5500
> 1b2843 0200 0000
> 1b2863 0400 0000 0000
> 00 00 00 1b01 40 45 4a 4c 20 31 32 38 34 2e 34 0a 40 45 4a 4c 20 20 20
> 20 20 0a
> >"
>
>
> however, (still) nothing happens when I echo text to /dev/usb/lp0. Now
> what am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Roey
>
>
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:09:52 +0100 (BST)
> > From: "Stephen J. Gowdy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Roy Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [Linux-usb-users] USB Epson Stylus Photo 870/U
> >
> > You need the string always. Read the FAQ for more details.
> >
> > On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Roy Katz wrote:
> >
> > > hello,
> > >
> > >
> > > I am having trouble getting this printer to work. Catting text to
> > > /dev/usb/lp0 won't do anything. module 'printer' is loaded; furthermore,
> > > the usb messages reflect the correct model string. I heard that an init
> > > string must be supplied in order to use the printer under USB, however,
> > > this is through Ghostscript AFAIK -- and I have supplied the string but it
> > > does not seem to do much. The printer just sits there.
> > >
> > > I have:
> > > * Kernel 2.4.3pre4
> > > * athlon 1 Ghz/asus a7v board w/onboard promise IDE/ata100 (which I
> > > cannot figure out how to get working)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Can anyone help?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Roey Katz
> > >
> > >
>
>
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