Re: Printer Trouble
On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 12:15:22AM -0500, Debian User wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Where can I find some docs on how to install a printer on Debian (woody)? I just picked up a Lexmark Optra E312, plugged it in, booted up, and it naturally did not work. A couple things to share...
>
> As a users I typed: cat <file> > /dev/lp1 and received a permission denied message. So I tried it as root and was told: /dev/lp1: No such device. Uh oh...I have the magicfilter package and lpr installed.
>
> Can anyone help with this?
You probably don't have printer support compiled into the kernel. I am not
sure what modules you need but probably:
lp.o
parport.o
parport_pc.o
maybe parport_probe.o
These are not all in the same sections during kernel configuration.
Basically you need parallel port support (assuming a parallel port printer)
as well as the specific printer support.
>
> Bill
>
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