Re: printer not responding --- driving me mad!
I am running 2.2.17 so this might not be entirely relevant but might
give you some ideas, I have following printer/parallel port related
modules (at least these, there might be some others I forgot):
parport_probe 3344 0 (autoclean)
parport_pc 7312 1 (autoclean)
lp 5232 0 (autoclean)
parport 7072 1 (autoclean) [parport_probe parport_pc
lp]
the idea is that there is module for parallel printer and there is
separate module for lp device (which I guess might not be parallel port
in all cases).
erik
Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm running a 2.4.0-test11 kernel under debian linux (potato + a little
> woody). I have a printcap file which has worked before. I understand
> that what used to be /dev/lp1 in 2.0 kernels is now /dev/lp0 so I have
> made this change. But neither lprng, nor the standard lpr work. I have
> unplugged and plugged the cable so I think it's connected okay.
>
> Using lprng, when I do lpq I get the following message, after waiting a
> while:
>
> # lpq
> Printer 'lp@localhost' - cannot open connection - Connection timed out
> Make sure LPD server is running on the server
>
> Using lpr, the "lpq" command works, but when I try to print, it comes up
> with
>
> # lpr test.txt
> lpr: connect: No such file or directory
> jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
>
> I tried typing directly to /dev/lp0, but part way through it came up with
>
> # cat > /dev/lp0
> sasfasdf
> asdfasdfsdf
> cat: write error: Input/output error
>
> I don't know what's wrong. Is there something wrong with my kernel?
>
> I have the lp module loaded okay:
>
> # lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> ppp_deflate 39168 0 (autoclean)
> bsd_comp 4128 0 (autoclean)
> ppp_async 6192 1 (autoclean)
> ppp_generic 12800 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
> ppp_async]
> slhc 4496 1 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]
> ipt_MASQUERADE 1328 1 (autoclean)
> iptable_filter 1856 0 (unused)
> iptable_nat 12224 0 [ipt_MASQUERADE]
> ip_conntrack 12352 1 [ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat]
> ip_tables 9856 5 [ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_filter
> iptable_nat]
> lp 4480 0 (autoclean)
>
> I don't know what else to try.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Mark.
>
> P.S. My printcap is:
>
> lp|bjc4200|Canon BJC-4200:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200:\
> :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
> :if=/etc/magicfilter/bjc4200-filter:\
> :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
>
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