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Fwd: Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues

by gwlt＠ma.ultranet.com

All right, Thank you for the assistance all. It has been helpful. I took Andy & Jeff's lead to check the Kernel and sure enough there is no such device. Is my best bet to try to load a newer version? I am less afraid of this prospect after fighting my way through X problems in 6.0 before going to 7.1. Any words to the wise before embarking on this adventure? Up until now I have used off the shelf disks to get the job done. How much more treacherous is trying to grab stuff on-line? COLIN > Basic stuff: if you cannot cat a file to /dev/lp0, then you probably have > a kernel related problem. That will need to be fixed first. Jeff's > earlier e-mail explains in brief how to do this. > Try something like this: > cat/.cshrc > /dev/lp0 > OK, once that works, you know that the kernel is OK.

May 3, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues

by Andy Stewart

I have an Epson Stylus Color 870 which works great under Linux, so let me take a stab at helping out here. Basic stuff: if you cannot cat a file to /dev/lp0, then you probably have a kernel related problem. That will need to be fixed first. Jeff's earlier e-mail explains in brief how to do this. Try something like this: cat/.cshrc > /dev/lp0 OK, once that works, you know that the kernel is OK. Now, for the fun part! There are a ton of *great* Epson printer drivers as part of Robert Krawitz's gimp-print package (I know Robert professionally). When tied into the CUPS printing system, you can print anything using those drivers as well as print directly from the GIMP. These drivers are of high quality, although a tad slow occasionally at the higher resolutions. These drivers can be tied into ghostscript, but it is not a task for the faint of heart. I double checked, and Robert's driver code definitely supports the Epson stylus color 660 printer. A previous reply mentioned the Epson 640, which is also supported. FYI, this code also supports printers from Canon, Compaq, HP, Lexmark, and Okidata. To find this software, go to: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-print http://www.cups.org I personally like CUPS a whole lot better than lpr or lprng. The web interface alone makes it worthwhile to me. My 2 cents worth, devalued for inflation..... Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org On Wednesday 02 May 2001 10:49, you wrote: > I have been making myself at home in KDE 1.1.2 under Linux 2.2.15-4mdk > and have managed to slowly get most functionality off of the old Windows > half of the dual boot drive. There is one major impediment to moving > over entirely: > I cannot print. > I have an Epson Stylus Color 660, and can not make it work, reconfigure > and test as I try. > If I am not mistaken the system is using a ghostwriter filter that > generically addresses Epson Stylus Color printers (I have tried all > sorts of earlier drivers and generic options within this.) > > When you go to the setup and configuration there is no auto detect of > the printer and type, > You must manually chose it, and when you try any form of a test print > you get: > "Waiting for lp0 to become ready (offline?)" > If you try to test print from RHLinux Print System Manager ASCII > directly you get: > "Couldn't write file "dev/lp0": no such device" > When I try to print from an app. I get: > "lpr: lp: lp: unknown printer" > > If you can spare a few seconds I would be thoroughly grateful for your > thoughts. ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: application/rtf; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: filename="text1.rtf" ----------------------------------------

May 2, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues

by Wesley T Allen

If I remember correctly, I had a problem printing on my Epson 640 on my origional Linux distro (Caldera 2.2). Finally, I went to the caldera help database and they had a printcap file you could manually type in and then my printing worked. For all I know, it may still be there on their database (search for "epson" under their 2.2 version). After I put manually created printcap filter in, it printed fine. You'll get a ton of these, but you may want to switch to a newer distro. If you've got slow hardware, Mandrake 7.0 found my epson right away, and 7.2 has specific drivers for the 6x0 series. YOu may like what you've got, but it's just a thought. Wes On 02 May 2001 14:49:41 +0000, gwlt(a)ma.ultranet.com wrote: > I have been making myself at home in KDE 1.1.2 under Linux 2.2.15-4mdk > and have managed to slowly get most functionality off of the old Windows > half of the dual boot drive. There is one major impediment to moving over > entirely: > I cannot print. > I have an Epson Stylus Color 660, and can not make it work, reconfigure > and test as I try. > If I am not mistaken the system is using a ghostwriter filter that > generically addresses Epson Stylus Color printers (I have tried all sorts > of earlier drivers and generic options within this.) > > When you go to the setup and configuration there is no auto detect of the > printer and type, > You must manually chose it, and when you try any form of a test print you > get: > "Waiting for lp0 to become ready (offline?)" > If you try to test print from RHLinux Print System Manager ASCII directly > you get: > "Couldn't write file "dev/lp0": no such device" > When I try to print from an app. I get: > "lpr: lp: lp: unknown printer" > > If you can spare a few seconds I would be thoroughly grateful for your

May 2, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lp0 issues

by Jeff Moyer

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==> Regarding [Wlug] Lp0 issues; gwlt(a)ma.ultranet.com adds: gwlt> I have been making myself at home in KDE 1.1.2 under Linux gwlt> 2.2.15-4mdk and have managed to slowly get most functionality off of gwlt> the old Windows half of the dual boot drive. There is one major gwlt> impediment to moving over entirely: gwlt> I cannot print. I have an Epson Stylus Color 660, and can not make gwlt> it work, reconfigure and test as I try. If I am not mistaken the gwlt> system is using a ghostwriter filter that generically addresses Epson gwlt> Stylus Color printers (I have tried all sorts of earlier drivers and gwlt> generic options within this.) gwlt> When you go to the setup and configuration there is no auto detect of gwlt> the printer and type, You must manually chose it, and when you try gwlt> any form of a test print you get> gwlt> "Waiting for lp0 to become ready (offline?)" If you try to test gwlt> print from RHLinux Print System Manager ASCII directly you get: gwlt> "Couldn't write file "dev/lp0": no such device" When I try to print gwlt> from an app. I get: "lpr: lp: lp: unknown printer" Hmm, perhaps you didn't compile parallel printer support into your kernel? It's listed in make [,menu,x]config under: Character Devices->Parallel printer support Also, you'll probably want to check off Parallel Port support under General Setup. Hope this helps. - -Jeff -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.5 and Gnu Privacy Guard <http://www.gnupg.org/> iEYEARECAAYFAjrwI38ACgkQH/inyh944bQ0iACeJpSgItxSXuqAyNpBNMqDxLXH s04An1yXs/oQ/S6ChOJGGx8pn+NhbGbg =SrTe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

May 2, 2001

Lp0 issues

by gwlt＠ma.ultranet.com

I have been making myself at home in KDE 1.1.2 under Linux 2.2.15-4mdk and have managed to slowly get most functionality off of the old Windows half of the dual boot drive. There is one major impediment to moving over entirely: I cannot print. I have an Epson Stylus Color 660, and can not make it work, reconfigure and test as I try. If I am not mistaken the system is using a ghostwriter filter that generically addresses Epson Stylus Color printers (I have tried all sorts of earlier drivers and generic options within this.) When you go to the setup and configuration there is no auto detect of the printer and type, You must manually chose it, and when you try any form of a test print you get: "Waiting for lp0 to become ready (offline?)" If you try to test print from RHLinux Print System Manager ASCII directly you get: "Couldn't write file "dev/lp0": no such device" When I try to print from an app. I get: "lpr: lp: lp: unknown printer" If you can spare a few seconds I would be thoroughly grateful for your thoughts.

May 2, 2001