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On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 dmoylan at ibm.net wrote: > > > 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. I'm just taking a stab here, but I seem to recall having run into cases where some older programs don't like symlinks. Try changing the device to ttyS0 and see if it works. -- Derek D. Martin Senior UNIX Systems/Network Administrator Arris Interactive derek.martin at ne.arris-i.com - 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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