Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 8 Nov 1996 11:34:49 -0800 (PST) | From | Ian Main <> | Subject | Re: printing question |
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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Christian Hardmeier wrote:
> > >On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Jon Lewis wrote: > >> On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Liquid Insanity wrote: >> >> > I have a HP 660C printer and i cant get it to work with lpr. I have tried >> > editing everything in printcap etc.. I know someone has gotten a 600 or >> > 660 to work w/ linux and its prolly been asked before so dont flame me.. >> > >> > When i run lpr file or whatever sometimes it spits out like lots of paper >> > and prints like : >> > >> > This isnt working well at >> > all for some reason.. Then lots of space. >> >> Must be a bug in the lp.o module. :) >> >> Try asking again in comp.os.linux.hardware and comp.os.linux.setup. > >Try >todos <file | lpr > >HP printers need DOS-like CRLF. > >Christian
You should check the printer manual too. My printer (a Cannon BJ-200ex) has a dip switch to control this behavior. I don't know about the HP, but it's worth a try. I've also seen somewhere a way to add a filter to /etc/printcap, but can't remember where. :(
Ian
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