Re: lpd doesn't work
On Sat, 6 Sep 2003, Jason Chambers wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:26:35PM -0300, Frank Hrebabetzky wrote:
> > On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Christoph Simon wrote:
> >
> > > lpd certainly does work. I don't know printtool though. You can `prove
> > > that, tracing it down. E.g., if you replace if=XX by a script coping
> > > the file to /tmp, you can see that any script at that spot actually is
> > > called, etc.
> >
> A script which does "cat > /tmp/is-lpd-working" should prove the filter
> is being called.
>
> Don't forget to get lpd to re-read /etc/printcap when you change
> it though.
Did that. My printcap is now:
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL uniprint 720x1440 a4 {} EpsonStylusColor740 Default {}
lp|epson:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
# :if=/usr/lib/printfilters/master-filter:\
:if=/root/SysAdmin/printtest:\
:PAPERSIZE=a4:\
:DESIRED_TO=ps:\
:PRINTER_TYPE=LOCAL:\
:ASCII_TO_PS=YES:\
:GSDEVICE=uniprint:\
:RESOLUTION=720x1440:\
:PS_SEND_EOF=NO:\
:NUP=1:\
:RTLFTMAR=18:\
:TOPBOTMAR=18:\
:TEXT_SEND_EOF=NO:
and /root/SysAdmin/printtest is
cat > /tmp/is-lpd-working
I rebooted linux to be shure that the alterated printcap is called, but
the only new file in /tmp has the name masteUN4lyJ and the content:
Could not find requested printer:
Could not find requested printer:
Could not find requested printer:
Could not find requested printer:
No way to print this type of input file: ASCII text
Another thing I tried was deinstalling of packages lpr-ppd, apsfilter,
printtool, ... and installation of lprng, magicfilter, lprngtool, ... .
Result: lprngtool crashed when I selected my printer (Epson Stylus Color
740), it didn't crash with others. Deinstalled that, installed lpr-ppd
again, result: see above.
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