Re: configuration of a printer
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on Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to install an Epson Stylus Color 850 printer directly attached to
> my machine (local printer). I have been looking at the
> Printing-HOWTO-6.html that comes with the default installation of Linux
> Debian 2.1 (slink).
>
> After reading the introduction, I have tried to print an ascii text to
> the printer but the systems gives me the following error:
>
> no printcap for printer 'epson'
> job 'cfA886cambados.des.fi.udc.es' transfer to epson@localhost failed
>
> Despite the previous message, I have confiugred an /etc/printcap entry
>
> epson:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/epson:\
> :mx#0:\
> :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> :sh:
>
> and I have also created the corresponding spool directory:
>
> 1058853 1 drwxr-sr-x 2 root lp 1024 Sep 22 20:42
> /var/spool/lpd/epson
>
> What about the "lpd" daemon? The output of the command "ps aux | grep
> lpd" is:
>
> lp 161 0.0 0.6 1500 800 ? S 13:23 0:00 lpd MAIN
>
> So I suppose that the daemon is correctly installed and initialized. Is
> that correct? Maybe that the error comes from the initialization of
> "lpd"?
>
> I have tried to configure this printer several times but I have always
> obtained the same result. I have also studied the questions and answers
> about printer configuration that appear in the list, but even though I
> have not been able to find the error.
>
> I hope you can help me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Manuel Arenaz
>
>
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hiho,
are you sure about the /dev/lp1 ? the first lpt is lp0.
what are the permissions of /etc/printcap ? readable by everyone ?
the printcap itself seems to be ok.
ciao -ap
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