You might go here and then nose around this web site. http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-DeskJet_920C
If I understood what this web site was saying, I would tell you. It would be nice to think you could just drop in the filter they suggest, but they are not giving out explicit, easy instructions in an obvious place. But, at least your printer seems to be supported. Joel On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 10:16:17PM -0400, Milt Cooper wrote: > Joel, > > hp920 contains nothing. > db.hp920 contains approx. 1 full page of ^@ symbols; 1 page of continuing > yyyy^@ groups, and lastly about a page of ^@^@^@, each of this last group of > three ^@'s being preceded by a solid black rectangular character that I > can't duplicate with the keyboard. > If this is the end of the line, so be it. Thanks a bunch for trying.Can you > tell me what those pages of symbols are for? > Milt > > > From: Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 12:17:21 -0400 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: LPRng: Re: LPRng 3.7.4-printer problems on linux > > > > What is in the files: > > db.hp920 hp920 > > You might run file *hp920* before you try to read them. Maybe one of them > > is your print filter. > > I don't know anything about yellowdog linux and I don't know what print > > filtering system you have and I cannot find your printer in the ghostscript > > compatability page. So, I doubt I'll be able to offer you a specific > > solution. > > You may need to educate yourself about print filters before this problem is > > resolved. > > Joel > > > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 11:40:26AM -0400, Milt Cooper wrote: > >> Joel; > >> > >> checkpc -f returns the same reply I received when I ran service lpd start > >> (see below in the original message I sent on 6/12. > >> > >> It appears there is no such file as filter. I ran, ls -la /var/spool/lpd/lp0 > >> and the returned list was: . .. acct control.hp920 db.hp920 hp920 > >> log status status.hp920 unspooler.hp920 > >> Thanks to you and the others who are trying to help. > >> Milt > >> > >> > >> What the error message is saying is that the file: > >> /var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter > >> isn't being found or can't be accessed for some reason. > >> Is there such a file? > >> Have you run checkpc -f ? > >> Don't, as suggested by someone else, run any sort of printtool at this time. > >> Joel > >> > >> On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 10:44:15PM -0400, Milt Cooper wrote: > >>> Joel; > >>> > >>> Sorry for that omission. /etc/printcap reads; > >>> : sd =/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\ > >>> : mx #0:\ > >>> : sh :\ > >>> : lp =/dev/usb /lp0:\ > >>> :if =/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter: > >>> > >>> The configuration was done with the graphical 'printtool' client, which > >>> comes with every Red Hat - based system. > >>> > >>> Milt > >>> > >>>> How did you configure the printer in linux? > >>>> Post your /etc/printcap file. > >>>> > >>>> Joel > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 08:22:11PM -0400, Milt Cooper wrote: > >>>>> My imac is partitioned for dual boot in linux or mac OS 9.2. The printer > >>>>> is > >>>>> a hp-deskjet 920c. The linux distribution is Yellow Dog 2.1. > >>>>> > >>>>> The printer works fine with mac os 9.2. However, in linux at the command > >>>>> lpr I get > >>>>> the reply > >>>>> < "sending job 'miltc@localhost +876' to hp920@localhost - > >>>>> connection refused. Make sure LPD server is running on server". > > >>>>> > >>>>> Debugging with lpr -D5 the reply is: > >>>>> < signal No signal, Errorcode1, exits 0. > > >>>>> > >>>>> For every command I can think of the reply is always "Make sure LPD server > >>>>> is running on server." > >>>>> > >>>>> A reply to a previous post in a newsgroup suggested I try, as root, the > >>>>> command > >>>>> 'service lpd start'. The reply to this is: > >>>>> > >>>>> < Starting lpd: Warning - cannot stat 'if'filter > >> '/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter' > >>>>> - No such file or directory. > > >>>>> I don't yet know enough to understand what this all means, so any help > >>>>> will > >>>>> be greatly appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>>> My question is: How do I get the LPD server to run; and what's this about > >> no > >>>>> filter? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, Milt > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> - > >>>> YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > >>>> The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > >>>> > >>>> If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > >>>> or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. 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