This might help. Things look hopeful. http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/install.php
Joel On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 11:10:51PM -0400, Joel Hammer wrote: > 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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