Re: printing stopped working--any ideas?

[Luke Call <lukedebian@onemodel.org>]

I get the same results with kernel 2.4.5 or kernel 2.4.17. It has worked 
with 2.4.17 on my machine before, and I'm not sure what I changed that 
could do it. Other messages in the thread have details. I'd appreaciate 
any ideas at all, at this point. Thanks!
Luke

Kurc, Marcin A. wrote:

> are you using different kernel now?
>
> Marcin Kurc
> CAD Systems Administrator
> Cooper-Standard Automotive 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luke Call [mailto:lukedebian@onemodel.org]
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 9:18 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: printing stopped working--any ideas?
>
>
> No luck. Thanks though; I'll try to find a consultant I think. (So far 
> none have answered my email? Maybe they're busy. :)
> Best,
> Luke
>
> Gary Turner wrote:
>
>
> > On Fri, 04 Jan 2002 06:57:09 -0700, Luke Call wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for the tip (somehow I didn't see it until today--sorry). I tried
> > > "lpc status all" also and it said:
> > >   lp:
> > >      queuing is enabled
> > >      printing is enabled
> > >      no entries
> > >      printer idle
> > >
> > > But just for interest, I still tried "lpc enable all" and "lpc restart
> > > all", and have the same results. Any other ideas? Thanks!
> > >
> > > Luke
> > >
> > > On Wed, 02 Jan 2002 13:03:24 -0600, Gary Turner wrote:
> > >
> > > > > When I try to print directly to /dev/lp0 from the command line ("cat
> > > > > filename.txt > /dev/lp0") nothing happens; printing from applications
> > > > > like gimp doesn't work either. It did work until recently, and I've
> > > > > tried various HOWTOs, searching the web, and taking the system back to
> > > > > the same configuration it had when it was working, but now I'm stumped
> > > > > and out of ideas. It's not the printer because it works when I boot
> > > > > windows instead. Any tips or things I could try?
> > > > Sounds like something I recently went through.  Try:
> > > > # lpc enable { all | printer }
> > > > or
> > > > # lpc restart { all | printer }
> > > >
> > > > One of those, I don't recall which, got me back up.  RTFM, man lpc.
> > > >
> > > > gt
> > > > Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
> > I'm not using CUPS so this may or may not mean anything.  Have you
> > checked /etc/printcap to see that it's ok?  Second, I sometimes have
> > problems with redirection and printing.  I get similar but not identical
> > results.  Try, instead 'pr myfile | lpr'.  Personal choice on pr.  I
> > like the pagination and ability to create a margin.  Piping has not
> > failed me yet, and redirection has.  Of course my redirection probs are
> > likely due to ignorance on my part.
> >
> > If this doesn't help, I got nuthin'.
> >
> > gt
> > Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash