Errors.... none just a no such device type message when i used cat file.txt > /dev/ttys1
mandrake 7.2 outa the box with kde 2.0 oldish h/w 200mmx cpu 96megs ram (does the job) <g>. did a stty and got (from memory) 38400bps and the normal info regarding stop bits etc. So i know that something know about ttyS1 port. and yes it'd be lovely to be able to print direct without wine to the printer. know of a native driver that would be suitable ?? > > > > Anyone on the list use this product ???? > > > > want to set up a printer that sues serial com2 (stty1 or is it ttys1 ???) > > It's actually /dev/ttyS1 > > Now check that you have the baud rates the same for both the printer and the > computer serial port using:- > > stty -F /dev/ttyS1 > > If you don't get something like this;- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] drivers]# stty -F /dev/ttyS0 > speed 9600 baud; line = 0; > -brkint -imaxbel > > then you have kernel problems. Please cut, paste and post the exact words of > the error message. > > > tried sending a small 3 word file to ttys1 with command cat file.txt > > > /dev/ttys1 with the hopes that it's at least print but didn't (did this via > > kde 2.0, in at the terminal). > > > > now i want to print via crossover using a windose driver to see if it'll > > work but don't know how. > > > > ps just installed corssover and know sweet stuff all about it ( know it's > > part of wine project etc). > > Let's get it going properly from Linux first. After you have got the serial > port and printer talking then we need to ensure that the printspooler is > working. > > btw, what distribution are you using? > > -- > C. S. > >
