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have been messing about installing a new printer under rh5.2 on toshiba laptop, and have encountered (to me) inexplicable error manifestations. after encountering difficulties, i removed /var/spool/lpd files as well as /etc/printcap and started from scratch using the control-panel printtool. the difficulties persist. the stuff in /var/spool/lpd looks normal (to me) ################################################################## /etc/printcap looks like this: # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel. ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default {} LW-LOC:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lw-loc:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :lp=/dev/lw-loc:\ :if=/var/spool/lpd/lw-loc/filter: ################################################################## /usr/sbin/lpd: exists /dev/lw-loc points to /dev/ttyS0 both have full permissions ################################################################## % cat /usr/tmp/0log.PS > /dev/lw-loc prints the file ok ################################################################## % lpr -PLW-LOC /usr/tmp/0log.PS gives: lpr: connect: No such file or directoryt jobs queued, but cannot start daemon ################################################################## % lpc status gives: LW-LOC: queuing is enabled printing is enabled 1 entries in spool area no daemon present ################################################################## % lpc up LW-LOC gives: LW-LOC: printing enabled lpc: connect: No such file or directory couldn't start daemon ################################################################## % lpq -PLW-LOC gives Warning: no daemon present Rank Owner Job Files Total Size 1st moylan 4 /usr/tmp/0log.PS 8537 bytes ################################################################## i might add that everything worked formerly, but changes do get made here and there and i must have destroyed something necessary. but what? it's gotta be basic. TIA, dan - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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