curro wrote:
>
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 Manegold@uni-trier.de wrote:
>
> >
> > On 28-Nov-2000 curro wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, I have been unable to configure my Linux box to print in a
> > > LexmarkZ32 printer connected to the serial port. I have installed in
> >
> > Do you really mean "serial port"?
> > I seem to remember that the Z32 does not work under Linux. At least I
> > think that is what www.linuxprinting.org (or .com?) has in it's database.
> >
> You are completely right, I am sorry, it is my fault. The printer
> is connected to the parallel port, the usual one for printers. It seems
> that this printer is supported. I downloaded the linux driver from the
> lexmark site. It was available as an rpm package but I installed it with
> alien without any problem, just the printer is still completely "deaf" to
> any of my requirements.
>
> >
> > > my 700MHz Inspiron 5000e laptop the Woody dist (It seems necessary to
> > > get
> > > X correctly configured) and everything else seems to work correctly (I
> >
> > X should have nothing to do with it, since lpd/lpdng are deamons that do
> > not depend on X. Also ghostscript as the filter ("driver") does not need
> > X ASAIK.
>
> Again you are completely right. I only said that in order to explain why I
> choose Woody instead of Potato. I am not completely newbie to Debian and
> Linux but I would have installed potato as it is the stable distribution
> which should give less problems. The need of a running X force me to try
> woody, with very good results up to now.
>
> >
> > > didn't try to compile neither sound support nor APM yet). My problem is
> > > that I am not able to "communicate" with the printer.
> > >
> > > Reading the Printing-HOWTO it seems necessary to disable PnP
> > > support for the parallel port from the BIOS setup, what I am not sure
> > > how
> >
> > Is it the parallel port now?
> >
> Yes.
>
> > > to do it. In any case I have tried the various setup configurations for
> > > the parallel port and none of the allowed me to "talk" to the printer.
> > > I
> > > got /dev/lp[0,1,2,21] but sending a file to these devices had any
> > > effect
> >
> > Since you said you connected it to the serial port that is correct.
> >
> It was connected to the parallel port.
>
> >
> > Sorry, not to be of help.
> >
> >
I assume that the parport support in the kernel/modules is enabled/the
module loaded and PLIP disabled.
Can you try with some other device if it's a port problem (looks like
one though) or printer Problem?
Thorsten