[CLUE-Tech] Printer Help??

[Jeffery Cann]

Randy,

You could use the printer admin tools provided by RHAT to set this up.  After 
setting up my printcap files for a number of _years_ by hand, I can tell you 
that the 'automatic' ones do a better job and cause you fewer headaches.  
(This was not the case 3 or 4 years ago, which is why most of us edited our 
printer config files manually).

I actually use CUPS now on my MD 8.1 system and it was quite simple, but I 
set it up during installation.  I think for RHAT you can simply use 
'linuxconf' to set up an LP entry.  It will work for console printing.

Of course, if you want to do it 'by hand' for the instructive value:

Printing How To
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/index.html

Printing Usage How To
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Printing-Usage-HOWTO.html

Jeff

On Wednesday 06 February 2002 04:43 pm, Randy Arabie wrote:
> I'm trying to configure a parallel port printer on my RH7.1
> box.  I do have the lp module compiled and loaded in my kernel.
>
> I send jobs vi lp -d and lpr, and I know the go into the spool
> (checked that via lpstat).  But, they don't print and they do get
> cleaned out of the spool.  My log file in the /var/spool/lpd/printername
> directory is empty.
>
> I did put the printer in my printcap, but I don't know if I did
> it properly.  I'm trying to find a "Printer HowTo", but all that
> I've found so far lead you down the "printtool" path, which won't
> work for me since I don't had X on this box.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good "Console-Based Printer HowTo"?