Re: repost - printing - help please
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 01:08:17AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 00:54, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:28:38AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 23:44, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
> > > > hp deskjet 710c printer is connected to it on lpt1 (i am using windows nomenclature)
> > > Just a general guess, but:
> > > apt-get install magicfilter pnm2ppa
> >
> > did that. now, although i have lpr installed, i do not have lpr entry in /etc/init.d!
> I dont either. I have an entry for lpd in init.d
>
> > what to do now?
> >
> try to print something?
> echo "test" | lpr
does nothing!
>
> failing that did you configure magicfilter? or your printcap file? I
> used /sbin/magicfilterconfig and my printer worked like magic(oh no a
> pun!!!).
sure did that. my /etc/printcap file now looks okay.
thanx again
sandip p deshmukh
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