Why would it waste ink? Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "jas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] HP Deskjet 612C setup ? > Yo Bill set printer port to ECP (extended capabilities) ok in bios. I have > the same kind of printer and it printed that test page fine, but you should > stop it when it starts printing a waste of ink. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Barto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux Mandrake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 1:57 PM > Subject: [newbie] HP Deskjet 612C setup ? > > > > I set up this printer originally during install and it didn't work. I have > since set it > > up about 20 times(deleting it first) and I always get the same message. > > > > "dev/lp0 unable to open parallel port device file: no such device" > > > > Can someone tell me what that means and what I am doing wrong. > > > > Running(?) version 7.2/ using Recommended install. > > > > I believe it is running thru CUPS, but I have tried to install it also > with Drakconf. > > > > During setups it will not print test page. > > > > BIOS is set for bi-directional(so at least Win98 will print). > > > > > > >
