[lug] Postscript Printer setup

[Hugh Brown]

Steve Sullivan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just installed an HP 2605dn printer on a USB port on Suse 10.2.  HP
> claims this printer understands postcript, but it doesn't work.  Yet
> when I hook it up to a Win XP box via USB the printer works fine.
> 
> But when I use it from Suse via USB, no luck.  When I try to print a
> test page from the Suse configurator the printer light blinks,
> indicating it's receiving data, but no page is printed.  Similarly,
> when I "lp test.ps" the green light blinks, but no page is printed.
> 
> Long ago with some previous printer I had a similar problem and did
> something like copy ctl-L to /dev/lp to force the page eject.
> But there is no /dev/lp on this Linux ... why not?
> 
> How can I get this printer running?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 


I've found linuxprinting.org a useful resource.

Hugh