also, this gets printed to my logfile when i try to print something: satan lpd[12188]: lp: job could not be printed (cfA003satan)
i wish lpd wouldn't print such verbose error messages... pete begin Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > i'm trying to configure an epson stylus color 600. > > when i print, the job simply disappears into the void without a trace. > i know it gets spooled because if i stop lpd and try to print, the job > appears in /var/spool/lpd/es600. then if i enable lpd, the job > disappears. the printer lights never blink. so SOMETHING right is > happening. at least as far as spooling the job goes. > > also, i can cat a file to /dev/lp0, so THAT'S working. > > forget that i haven't been able to get it working yet. i have a > different question. i'd like to know where the job goes. > > here's the printcap i'm using: > > lp|lp720|Epson Stylus Color 600 - 720dpi:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/es600:\ > :sh:\ > :pw#80:\ > :pl#66:\ > :px#1440:\ > :mx#0:\ > :if=/usr/local/sbin/es600-720: > > and here's /usr/local/sbin/es600-720 > > #!/bin/bash > # > # 720 dpi filter for the Epson Stylus Color 600 > > gs -q @stc600p.upp -sOutputFile=- - > echo "hello" >> /tmp/printer > > do you see where i'm about to go with this? /tmp/printer never shows > up. i've set the input filter in printcap, but as far as i can tell, > it's not being used. > > i hate setting up printers; maybe because i know so little about how > printing works. here's what i think happens: > > > 1. lpr spools the job into the spool directory specified by printcap's sd. > 2. lpd "somehow" knows the job is there and sends the job through the > input filter. > 3. the input filter writes the translated job to standard out, which is > connected back to lpd. > 4. lpd ships the job to the device, printcap's lp. > > Q1: is this correct? > > Q2: why am i not seeing "hello" in /tmp/printer? > > Q3: is there _really_ no debugging/verbose switches for lpd? > > note, installing lprng isn't an option. the system that i'm using > normally uses my laserjet 6MP, and i'd like to disturbe the printing > system "as little as possible" so i don't muck up my laserjet > configuration. > > plus, lprng comes with _way_ too much documentation. > > thanks, > pete -- GPG Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
