1. /dev/lp0 works fine in redhat 6.1, but now the queue has become evil..
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I've noticed some posts about /dev/lp0 not functioning, and when I
upgraded from rh5.2 -> 6.1, mine didn't work until I dl'd kernel 2.2.13
and rebuilt the kernel to load modules parport.o and parport_pc.o. With
that out of the way, I installed the latest version of the ppa
(hp700,800 series ppa printers) code contributed by Tim N. and created
two command files.
The first lpa (print an ascii file) to /dev/lp0 and the second lpp
(print a postscript file) to /dev/lp0 both work fine. Then I tried the
printool and the hp700 series showed up and I inserted the ghostscript
--pp..... - - filter option at the end as I'd had it working before and
here's what happens..
1) the queue is named lp. (the default) so -- I do: lpr
testasciifile.txt.
2) an lpq shows that the queue is printing and the job is in there..
3) an lpc status lp shows that everything is pretty much where it should
be.
4) it's all a damned lie because it's not printing.
so................ I looked all over , deleted all the spool
dir files and lock files, removed the queue, emptied /etc/printcap, and
made it again and it happened again, so I read a few readme's and
howto's and learned nothing of use. Then I happened to do a df -v and
realized that I was about a gig shorter than a few minutes ago so I did
a find on huge files and found about oh ...... 25 or 30, 34mb files in
the /tmp dir all called lplsdkflk.jYU.,yueu or some such thing. In fact,
I got another one with each print.
I RTFM, the readme's , the howto's, the should's and searched
deja news. I know it's some stupid simple insipid thing that'll make me
feel like a weasel when it's found or told me but at this point, I'd
love to be told.
does any of this make sense to you folks?
tia,
Mick
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