Re: Printer Setup

["C. J. Martoff" <cmartoff_(_at_)_ba325_(_dot_)_scitech_(_dot_)_temple_(_dot_)_edu>]

Thanks to sarnold_(_at_)_wilammett_(_dot_)_edu for the assist.  

When I "lpr -Plpxx testfile"  I get no output for xx= nothing, a0, a1,
t0, t1, t2.  A quick HD light flash is seen
(spooling?) on the OPENBSD box, but no data is passed to the printer (no
printer data-coming-in light blinks).


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On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Seth Arnold wrote:

> What happens when you "lpr -Plpt2 testfile" ? (Assuming of course
> /etc/printcap has lpt2 pointing to the printer itself...)
> 
> (BTW -- the program listing was just more `top' output...)
> 
> * C. J. Martoff <cmartoff_(_at_)_ba325_(_dot_)_scitech_(_dot_)_temple_(_dot_)_edu> [001009 13:07]:
> > Specifically I cannot get a printer working.
> 
> 

lpr -Plp ~cmartoff/ed.txt
lpr -Plpa0 ~cmartoff/ed.txt
lpr -Plpa1 ~cmartoff/ed.txt
lpr -Plpt0 ~cmartoff/ed.txt
lpr -Plpt1 ~cmartoff/ed.txt
lpr -Plpt2 ~cmartoff/ed.txt