Re: Printing problems

[Adam Majer <adamm@galacticasoftware.com>]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 07:35:56AM -0800, Jeff wrote:
> Adam Majer, 2002-Jan-12 02:46 -0600:

> > Try setup like that except you link to your printer.. Then try lpr with a PostScript
> > file. Or print map page for something, eg. file
> > 
> > man -t file | lpr
> > 
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, it didn't work.  I'm still getting the
> unknown device: pc13 error.  I feel like I'm moving backwards on
> this!  
> 
> I put the symlink in /var/spool/lpd/lp as filter pointing to
> /etc/magicfilter/dj... and changed the lp line in your printcap
> to match up to my printer.  I tried your printcap as is first,
> then changed the lp line, but no luck.
> 
> man -t ... didn't work, it got
> 
> [212] $ man -t file
> /usr/bin/groff: can't find `DESC' file
> /usr/bin/groff:fatal error: invalid device `ps'
> man: command exited with status 768: /usr/bin/zsoelim
> /tmp/zman9jrbHR | /usr/bin/groff -mandoc
> 
> I'm sure that I'm doing something wrong, just don't know what.

apt-get install groff

Then you can format to ps...


But first try something like

echo "test" > /dev/dsp

Do you still get error with printing?
If yes, do you have printer compiled
in the kernel?

- Adam