Re: Printing Problem
:-> "Kelvin" == Kelvin Chow <kelf@netvigator.com> writes:
> Dear Debian Users,
> I am having trouble with printing. At first, I just couldn't get lpd
> running, but now it has started mysteriously. I managed to "lpr <file>".
check that you don't have stale lock files in /var/spool/lpd
if the daemon finds a lock file in there it won't start.
> I still have the following problem though.
> $ lpq
> Printer: lp@localhost 'HP LaserJet 6L'
> Queue: no printable jobs in queue
> Status: server finished at 12:45:01
> Seems like the system constantly thinks that my printer is a network
> printer. It is only connected to a parallel port. I am currently using
> LPRng, potato distribution and 2.2.10 kernel.
this is normal. your parallel printer is available as a network
printer for other machines on your lan, if you ever had one.
> Any ideas is greatly appreciated.
did tou correctly configure your print filter? I use magicfilter and
it works nicely. Check if a special package is required for laserjets
to work.
Pf
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