Re: I hate printers

[Tom Allison <tallison1@twmi.rr.com>]

Alvin Oga wrote:
> hi ya
>
> comment out all the stuff for "raw"
>
> and restart your lpd daemon
>
> lpr -Plp /etc/printcap
> 	to print the file
>
> lpq -Plp
>
> root# lpc
> 	lpc> status
>
>
> c ya
> alvin

OK, tried that.  With the following results....




thorin:/usr/doc/apsfilter# lpr -Plp /etc/printcap
lpr: connect: No such file or directory
jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
thorin:/usr/doc/apsfilter# lpq -Plp

thorin: Warning: no daemon present
Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
1st    tallison   2    (standard input)                      267 bytes
2nd    root       3    (standard input)                      214 bytes
3rd    root       4    /etc/printcap                         664 bytes
4th    root       5    /etc/printcap                         664 bytes
5th    root       6    /etc/printcap                         664 bytes
6th    root       7    /etc/printcap                         659 bytes

no entries
thorin:/usr/doc/apsfilter# lpc
lpc> status
lp:
        queuing is enabled
        printing is enabled
        6 entries in spool area
        waiting for queue to be enabled on 192.168.0.1
lpc>


lpc> start all
lp:
        printing enabled
lpc: connect: No such file or directory
        couldn't start daemon
lpc>


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