Re: Still having Printer Problems
On Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 09:13:29PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
> In my attempt to isolate why I can't print I came across a potential
> problem. When I installed Linux I had a parallel
> port Zip Drive attached to my printer port. If I type 'mount /dev/sda
> Zip' I am able to mount the zip drive. Since
> my printer is connected to the Zip drive I was wondering if this might
> be why I cannot print by using /dev/lp1?
> If I have a file 'test' and type test > /dev/lp1 I get nothing. lp test
> gives an error message
>
> job 'cfA121111' to lp@localhost failed
>
> Might this be a result of the Zipdrive/Printer? If so, how can I
> correct it to print via the Zip drive?
Check out http://www.torque.net/parport/paride.html
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