If it's a usb printer it should probably be device /dev/usb/lp0. /dev/lp0 is the first parallel printer.
Gerry On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Mark Seven Smith wrote: > Hmm...perhaps this is a better question: > > Where do you think it would be better to ask this question? > A particular mailing list, or newsgroup? > It seems that this is not as easy a problem as I first > thought! :-) > My setup is the default setup when first installing RH7.1, > so so if there were a problem using USB with the default > kernel or something, then I had hoped that the Seawolf list > members might know of it. > > Printconf-gui seems to be all set up properly; yet nothing > prints--when I send a test page from printconf-gui to the > printer, nothing happens. Just a confirmation "OK" button > stating that the page was sent. No action at all from the > printer... > > On Monday 12 November 2001 01:58 pm, _I_ wrote: > > I am running RH7.1, and everything seems to be working > > fine, except I cannot get my printer to work! It is an > > Epson 777, and it is USB (it also has a parallel port, > > but I don't want to use that because my ZIP drive is > > parallel port, and I want to try and get that to work, > > that's my NEXT post ;-) > > > > Anyway, all the documentation for Red Hat seems to want > > folks to use the printconf-gui program, (it > > auto-generates the printconf file each time it is run, so > > they say). The printer came with a USB cable, but no > > parallel cable. > > > > The motherboard is an ABIT; there is 256 MB of RAM, 2 > > 6-gig hDD's, PII, the parallel ZIP drive, and there are 3 > > PCI cards (video, audio and ethernet). > > > > I've read all kinds of documentation about printing; I > > even have the "Running Linux" book. However, I don't > > understand why it won't work? > > > > Local Printer EPSON777 /dev/lp0 Driver: Stylus Color > > 777 (these are the values from the printconf-gui > > program). > > > > I also have a second "printer" set up, using the same > > driver, on /dev/usb/lp0 since I thought this would work. > > > > In printconf-gui, for a local printer you can only > > specify /dev/lp0. I just realized that I don't know how > > I got the program to recognize /dev/usb/lp0! > > nevertheless, it does not work. It won't print a test > > page, or anything. Also, none of the idea in the > > "Running linux" book worked, either. > > > > Any ideas? TIA, > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > -- "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne" Chaucer _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
