I don't know but some printers may not support just sending text to them. Reading;
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=309929 doesn't really clarifiy it except that it does recommend using a driver for text. Are there any messages in your logs? On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Baver wrote: > When I try to print via CUPS (with gimp-print), or if I try to cat > <file> > /dev/usb/lp0 , nothing happens. > > This is the part of /proc/bus/usb/devices that relates to the priner: > > T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 > D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=04a9 ProdID=1056 Rev= 1.00 > S: Manufacturer=Canon > S: Product=BJC-2100 > S: SerialNumber=KAPCYM > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 2mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usblp > E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms > E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
