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Wayne Topa wrote:
>
> >Am I right in concluding that there is a problem sending information
> > out my parralel port as even directly writing to /dev/lp0 doesn't even
> > print garbage or make printer noises?
> >
>
> If you are using lilo to boot then you might try adding this to your
> lilo.conf
> Image = /boot/kernel-2.4.5
> # 5/27/01 Netfilter & lots of modules
> root = /dev/hda1
> label = current
> VGA = 0x31A
> >>>>> append = "lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
>
> You do have lpr or lprng or cups installed, right?
> You have installed magicfilter, right?
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I do have lprng and magicfilter installed, and re-ran magicfilterconfig.
I added append ="lp....none" to lilo.conf and ran lilo.
Things have changed. Now 'cat text_file > /dev/lp0' gives the message
"/dev/lp0:Device or resource busy" instead of doing nothing at all. Similarly
lpr text_file still does nothing but now lpq also informes me that
/dev/lp0:Device or resource busy.
Still no sounds from my printer.
Any help with how to proceed or which part of the printing system I should try
to learn more about would be appreciated.
Norbert
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