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- From: tlhilde@roby.ecn.purdue.edu (Troy Hildebrand)
- Subject: Re: lpr with SLS
- Message-ID: <tlhilde.724285932@roby.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Date: 13 Dec 92 22:32:12 GMT
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- wmitchel@fergie.dnet.ge.com (Bill Mitchell) writes:
- >Can someone help me get lpr and friends running?
- >I have the SLS 0.98pl2 distribution, and lpr.tar.Z from sunsite on 12/9.
- >The printer is a 24 pin Epson dot matrix on /dev/lp1.
- >I followed the instructions in lpr.README. I can lpr a file (but only
- >as root), and lpq shows it in the queue (with the "no daemon" message),
- >but it never goes to the printer. I tried a few things with lpc, but
- >they didn't seem to help. lpd is started in /etc/rc and shows up with
- >ps -aux.
- >Are there other daemons that need to be running? Are there other programs
- >and/or files I need that are not in SLS or lpr.tar.Z? Are there any
- >permission bits that may be wrong?
-
- I also have a printer on /dev/lp1 which fits the description above.
- My princap follows. I can do 'cat file > /dev/lp1 &' just fine...
- lpr puts a file in the queue, but it never goes. lpd is running,
- lpc cannot force the file to go to the printer.
-
- lp|panasonic:lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/usr/spool/lp/panasonic:lf=/usr/bin/mail:mc#1:\
- ft=$$c$$p$$r$$f:hl#2:fl#3:ht=$$c$$n$$r$$t:sh:
-
- Help.
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- tlhilde@en.ecn.purdue.edu
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