Re: Epson Stylus Color 740

[steven walsh <swalsh@d.umn.edu>]

On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Wayne Topa wrote:

> 
> 	Subject: Epson Stylus Color 740
> 	Date: Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 08:22:17PM -0800
> 
> In reply to:Mono
> 
> Quoting Mono(wcaskey@aludra.usc.edu):
> > I'm having major problems with my printer.  Parport detects it at startup
> > and does nothing.  I've tried putting it's address in the lilo command
> > line with no luck.  It's listed under /proc at port 0 with no information
> > after probing.  Is the 700 series simply incompatible with linux?
> > 
> 
> I don't know about if its compatible or not but there are a few
> changes for 2.2.x.  The old lp1 is now lp0 so you have to change that
> in /etc/printcap.  

	Double check you have the proper kernel support for parallel port
printers as well (I had a week of problems with no response from a printer
that was being detected at startup, then found out that despite my memory
of checking it off, I had not compiled printer support...ooops :) )

"See you on the flip side"

- Steve Walsh (EfNet:#Babylon5:KnaraKat)
  	      (swalsh@d.umn.edu)