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- From: hymowitz@circle.cs.jhu.edu (Hymie!)
- Subject: lpr, lpd, lpc, and all that lpstuff
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.231620.26213@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
- Summary: trying to print
- Sender: news@blaze.cs.jhu.edu (Usenet news system)
- Reply-To: hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu (Hymie!)
- Organization: Creative Sensualities dept, Jacquie's House of Underwear
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:16:20 GMT
- Lines: 49
-
- hello like before...
-
- i'm trying to get my printer to work with the lpr command. here's what's
- ahppening.
-
- (btw, the printer works if i type directly to /dev/lp1 or to /dev/printer,
- which is a link to /dev/lp1.)
-
- first, i have lpr and lpd in my path, and lpd in my /etc/rc file.
- my /etc/printcap looks like this:
- lp:\
- :lp=/dev/printer:
- my /etc/hosts.equiv file includes just the word 'linux', my not-so-creative
- machine name.
-
- when i lpr .bashrc (for example), the files are created in /usr/spool/lp1.
- lpd.lock is created in /usr/spool.
- the information in /usr/spool/lp1/cfa000...linux appears correct.
- the printer doesn't print.
-
- when i run lpc and ask for 'status' it tells me
- queueing is enabled
- printing is enabled
- 1 entry in spool area
- no daemon present
-
- why is there 'no daemon present'?
-
- when i give the command 'up lp', it responds 'daemon started'
- but 'status' gives the same message.
-
- lprm works properly, as far as i can tell.
-
- the man page for lpr says that ''if a connection to lpd on the local
- machine cannot be made, lpr will say that the daemon cannot be started.''
- i haven't a clue what this means.
-
- perhpas lpd needs an option or two? perhpas i just overlooked something?
- any help would be appreciated.
-
- thanx.
-
- --hymie
- hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu hymie@jhuvms.bitnet
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