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squares016
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 Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:30 am Post subject: Problem with test printing using cat |
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I am trying to get my printer working with cups and foomatic, the printing guide. But when I do try using cat to print, as they said in the guide, I get this error message:
| Code: | bash-2.05b# cat test.txt > /dev/lpO
bash: /dev/lpO: Permission denied
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I have tried to change the permissions on the /dev/lp0 file, and still get the same error. The printer is a parrallel port and is a Canon BJC-6000. Please help. |
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adaptr
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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- What are the permissions on /dev/lp0 ?
- Is the user in the printer group ?
- Is there a printer group? 
The cat stuff is nonsense; use
like normal people.
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BlackEdder
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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I find the cat stuff quite kewl.. Try doing that on windows  |
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adaptr
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | | type test.txt > lpt1: |
Even works in DOS.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| adaptr wrote: | | Code: | | type test.txt > lpt1: |
Even works in DOS. |
If you've got a printer that's actualy smart enough to do something usefull with ascii text sent to it. It's been a few years since that was a given. |
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squares016
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | - What are the permissions on /dev/lp0 ? |
The permissions on all are, read write and execute.
| Quote: | - Is the user in the printer group ?
- Is there a printer group? |
No, I don't think there is a printer group. How could I create a group for the printer?
The "lpr test.txt" didn't do anything either:
| Code: | bash-2.05b# lpr test.txt
lpr: error - scheduler not responding! |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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The printer grout is called lp and I believe it is created by default.
| Quote: | | lpr: error - scheduler not responding! |
That sounds like cupsd isn't running. |
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adaptr
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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You do not have CUPSd running - so no printing for you until you do !
| Code: | rc-update add cupsd default
/etc/init.d/cupsd start |
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squares016
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I have one more question. I added root to the printer group, and I think it worked. It didn't give me any error messages, although it did not print anything. So I was wondering if my printer (Canon BJC-6000) would be considered a PPA-Based printer? |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Which is what ?
Do you mean PPD ?
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Did you install the gimp-print package? You need that in order to have the correct driver for that printer. |
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squares016
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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No I have not installed the gimp print package yet. Like it says in the printing guide:
| Quote: | | Note: Some printers (especially the PPA-based ones like HP's 720 series, 820 series and 1000 series) don't accept ASCII-feed. If you have such a printer, remember that you have a PPA-based printer and that this test will fail even if the printer works. |
So, that's what I'm wondering about. And I have only got to this part so far. |
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Oh, well don't worry about it then. Get the driver installed and set up and see if you can print to it then.
I think that document's a little out of date. They should probably change "Some printers don't accept ascii feed" to "Most inkjet and some laser printers don't accept ascii feed." |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Probably, which sucks - any printer that professes PS level 2 ability has to accept full ASCII feeds.
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