[lug] Printing

[rm at mamma.varadinet.de]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 12:47:54PM -0700, D. Stimits wrote:
> Shannon Johnston wrote:
> > 
> > I'm running a RH 7 desktop.
> > I've run the printtool and it's initial auto-detection detected the device
> > on /dev/lp0. I add the printer and when I select the test, the only one
> > that works is the 'Print ASCII directly to port'
> > The ASCII & PostScript Test options return an error.
> > 
> > 'Error printing test page to queue lp
> > 
> >  Error reason: lpr: unable to print file: The requested resource is
> > currently unavailable on this server.'
> > 
> > I'm not sure how to make the resource available.
> 
> Sounds like /dev/lp0 is not available because a module or other hardware
> setup is incomplete. I am assuming this is a module support; 

But if this would be the case, why does ASCII printing to the
port (device) work? This sounds more like there is no working
printer driver. What printer driver do you use?
(I'm a Debian user, so forgive me if i can't tell you where to
find the settings for the driver in printtool).


 Ralf

>      as root run
> "lsmod", see if anything resembling printing printer is there. Or maybe
> it is compiled into the kernel and doesn't need a module. FYI, was the
> error message you received from /var/log/messages? If not, monitor that
> with "tail -f -n 30 /var/log/messages" while you try to print and see
> what it says.
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
> 
> > 
> > Shannon
> > 
> > On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Nate Duehr wrote:
> > 
> > > If your distribution has it (and you're running with X turned on)
> > > RedHat's printtool seems easier than most tools or setting up printcap
> > > files by hand.
> > >
> > > It's not 100% intuitive, but we can help here on the list if you need it.
> > >
> > > You need to specify exactly what kind of LaserJet printer.  It has
> > > filters for many older models and most can be used for modern LaserJet's
> > > also.  I've found that the LaserJet 4/5/6 driver for Ghostscript (the
> > > program that printtool is actually setting up "underneath") usually
> > > product some kind of output on almost any modern LaserJet, as long as
> > > it's not one of the "Windows printers" that require special software.
> > >
> > > You also need the correct kernel modules loaded to access the parallel
> > > port on your machine if that's what you mean by "local".  (i.e. Not a
> > > network printer or print server.)
> > >
> > > When faced with a new printer I've never set up in printtool, I find
> > > that the "reload lpd" and "test" menus get used a LOT for a few minutes
> > > until I find something that has reasonable output.  :-)
> > >
> > > Nate
> > >
> > > Shannon Johnston wrote:
> > >
> > > > What's the quickest, easiest way to setup a local HP Laserjet printer?
> > > >
> > > > Shannon
> > > >
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