Printer problemss
My printer - a DJ500 - used to work perfectly.
I don't print very often, so I'm not sure -exactly- when it
stopped working, but it was probably when I upgraded the kernel
from 2.2.14 to 2.2.17. I can't see anything in the changes file
that is relavant though.
I have the right modules loaded:
[root@mycroft] /lib/modules/2.2.17/misc# lsmod
Module Size Used by
lp 4580 1
parport_pc 7300 1 (autoclean)
parport 7312 1 [lp parport_pc]
I'm not entirely sure if it's supposed to be on lp1 or lp0, I
think it's lp0 (I have 2 parallel ports). BUt when I try catting
stuff out the ports, I get:
[root@mycroft] ~gossamer# cat xmas_list >> /dev/lp0
(just hangs until I press ^C)
or
[root@mycroft] ~gossamer# cat xmas_list >> /dev/lp1
zsh: no such device or address: /dev/lp1
I assume from this that it's lp0. In neither case do the data
lights on the printer flash or anything like that, and nothing is
printed.
What'd I do?
bekj
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