On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:15:53 -0800, The Real Bev wrote:

.....

>> Hi Bev. I'm at work at the moment (sigh) but if you could give me anexample
>> of the typesof commands that are failing , e.g lpr file.txt; cat file.txt >
>> lpr etc.
>
> bb:/root>lpr dvd.txt

This works here.

> bb:/root>lpq
> Printer: lp@bb
> Queue: no printable jobs in queue
> Server: no server active

Is your print daemon running?

> # /etc/printcap:
> # Samsung
> lp:\
> :sh:\
> :ml#0:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :if=/usr/local/linuxprinter/filters/spl2print:\
> :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:

You have a USB printer? Are your usb modules loaded?

> # old panasonic laser printer with problems
> lp1|hpj:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd:\
> :sh:\
> :if=/usr/lib/laserjet-filter:\
> :mx#0:

cat somefile.txt >/dev/lp0 produces what?

> Just think, the world is full of immortal Okidata dot matrix printers
> that will probably last as long as Schwinn Varsities!

I have a Star Micronics NL10 in the closet.

> ObMozilla: I can't get either Moz 1.8 or NS 4.79 to print landscape
> instead of portrait. 'Print preview' works fine, but the page comes out
> portrait. Fortunately there's not much reason to print b+w pix at 600
> dpi.

Just for grins I gave that a shot. Same results here. Nowever if you
print to file the results can be manipulated with your ps utility (gv,
etc.)>

Rinaldi
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"Why are we importing all these highbrow plays like `Amadeus'? I could
have told you Mozart was a jerk for nothing."
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