Re: Printing Problems-SOLVED

[Dale Morris <dlm@well.com>]

I was able to get this working with a script that one of the list members
supplied me with. If you need it please email me and I will send it to you.



Dale Morris [dlm@well.com] wrote:
> I've been installing debian most all day, so I'm probably missing something
> really obvious here, but I'm having a real problem with the printer setup.
> 
> How do I get printing setup correctly in debian? I have installed lprng and
> magic filter but I can't get it to print. I have also tried printtool, but
> that doesn't work either. And of course apsfilter. 
> 
> My printer is an Epson Stylus Color 600. I've set it up to print at 720dpi
> on plain paper. Does anyone have a working printcap file for this printer
> that they will send to me?
> 
> I want to be able to print using the command lp so I can print messages from
> mutt or slrn, Here's what I get when I try to print a simple text file:
> 
> dlm@lymond:~/writing$ lp quills
> request id is dlm@lymond+525
> 
> ..at this point nothing happens.. so I issue lpq command
> 
> dlm@lymond:~/writing$ lpq
> Printer: lp@lymond  'Epson Stylus Color'
>  Queue: no printable jobs in queue
>   Status: removing job 'dlm@lymond+525' - ABORT at 20:13:55.027
>    Filter_status: lp is ready and printing
>    
> Printing used to be quite easy to setup using printtool, but it doesn't work
> for me now..
> any help on this one is greatly appreciated.
> I've attached a copy of my existing printcap file..
> 
> thanks
> 
> dale
> 
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> #	@(#)etc.printcap	5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88
> #
> # This file was generated by /usr/sbin/magicfilterconfig.
> #
> lp|lp|Epson Stylus Color:\
> 	:lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> 	:sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\
> 	:if=/etc/magicfilter/StylusColor-600@720dp-filter:\
> 	:af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:


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