Re: Escputil --raw-device and CUPS

[richard lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

On Sunday 23 May 2004 08:44, Nick Croft wrote:
> * Jens Simmoleit (simmel@anymotion.de) wrote:
> > ... you might also check if this has something to do with the
> > bios settings. AFAIK all modern printers (from 3-5 years back)
> > use bidirectional settings to communicate. Maybe it's turned off?
> >
> > So you can send the signals to the printer but it won't come back
> > with any answers because it can't???
>
> This may be it. Wish I could get to the BIOS without shutting down!

You are lucky to be able to get to the BIOS at all.  My thinkpad 600E 
has only software access to the BIOS (the tpctl tools don't work for 
me) and I cannot even set a bios password - which I much prefer to 
have on a laptop.

-- 
richard