Subject: Re: Getting output from Printer
To: Glenn Todd <gtodd@iconz.co.nz>
From: Steve Woodford <steve@mctavish.demon.co.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 07/25/1998 13:28:41
On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Glenn Todd wrote:
> However still cannot get any output other than two blank pages every
> time I use the lpr -PHP5L /public/textfile
>
> I have created the following in /etc/printcap for my Laserjet 5L
> connect through the RPC Parallel port:
>
> Any ideas why I cannot get anything but blank pages.
I'm not an expert on these new-fangled-PC-printer-type-things, but chances
are it doesn't grok plain ascii text. Anyone else know what you feed to
one of these beasties? Postscript?
Cheers, Steve (Give me a good ol' dot matrix anyday! ;-)