--- Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Rick Rankin wrote: > > > --- "Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Igor Pechtchanski > > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Rick Rankin wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Igor Pechtchanski > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Ishwar Rattan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to access the printer (Deskjet 694C on > parallel port)?? > > > > > > > > > > > If your Windows printer name is "Deskjet 694C", try 'lpr -P > "Deskjet > > > > > > > > 694C"'. You can also 'export PRINTER="Deskjet 694C"'. > > > > > > > > Igor > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that easy... I have a "Deskjet 720C" which should > be about > > > > > > > the same thing as the one above. I've tried all of the possible > ways > > > > > > > described in "man lpr". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > All I get is a document showing up "Start > Settings > Printers > > HP720C" > > > > > > > indicating that it is printing. The printer itself does nothing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This seems not be cygwin failing but windows or the driver - as > the > > > > > > > behaviour is the same from "cmd.exe" using "PRINT /D:<all > possibilities > > > > > > > tried>" > > > > > > > > > Well, it *is* that easy for me on Win2k. I haven't tried it on > other > > > > > > systems, there might be some peculiarities on 9x/ME/XP. > > > > > > I still have my W98SE runnable, but I am almost constantly using > > > the "dual-boot" W2K currently. All this has been tried there. > > > $ uname -a > > > CYGWIN_NT-5.0 P450 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) 2003-03-18 09:20 i686 unknown unknown > > > Cygwin > > > > > > setup.exe used very recently (Yesterday? no test/exp-packages). > > > > > > > > > Some things to try that I can think of are: renaming your printer, > or > > > > > > making it shared and using the UNC notation to access it (e.g., > export > > > > > > PRINTER='\\MYCOMPUTER\HP720C'). > > > > > > > > > > This doesn't sound like a naming problem to me. Hannu indicates that > the > > > > > document shows up on the print queue, but the printer does nothing. > That tells > > > > > me that lpr and the DOS print command are finding the print queue > properly. > > > > > > Exactly. > > > > > > Was my writing unclear? > > No, no, it was my late night reading... > > > > Please tell me where if so - private email please! > > > - In hope this will improve my english. > > > > > > > > What kind of file are you trying to print and *exactly* what > > > > > command are you using to print it? > > > > > > See below for an example. > > > > > > > > --Rick > > > > > > > > Oh. Yes, it seems that I misunderstood Hannu's message... Thanks, > Rick. > > > > > > > > Hannu, > > > > > > > > Well, the obvious question first: is the printer paused? > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > > Can you print from Windows apps? > > > > > > Yes I can. :-} > > > > > > > Also, try setting up a dummy printer that prints to > > > > file and see if that works. > > > > Igor > > > > > > Hrm... why didn't I think of that! >:-P > > > > > > Well, here we go: > > > Start > Settings > Printers > Add Printer > > > - Add printer wizard > Next > > > - Local Printer > DONT Automatically Detect ... > Next > > > - Use following port > FILE: > Next > > > - Manufacturer and model > Generic > Generic / Text only > Next > > > - Printer name: "Generic / Text only" > Default: No > Next > > > - Share as: GT > Next > > > - Location and Comment: "" > Next > > > - Print a test page: No > Next > > > - Finish > > > > > > F:> print /D:\\P450\GT C:\Autoexec.bat > > > Filename: d:\zz.txt > > > $ diff -up /cygdrive/d/zz.txt /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT > > > --- /cygdrive/d/zz.txt 2003-07-29 13:05:50.000000000 +0200 > > > +++ /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT 2003-05-18 20:41:22.000000000 +0200 > > > @@ -59,4 +59,3 @@ Rem TShoot: > > > > > > echo Autoexec done... > > > > > > - > > > > > > \ No newline at end of file > > > $ lpr -P //P450/GT /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ bash PID=2028, Last xc=0 > > > $ diff -up /cygdrive/d/zz.txt /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT > > > --- /cygdrive/d/zz.txt 2003-07-29 13:09:20.000000000 +0200 > > > +++ /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT 2003-05-18 20:41:22.000000000 +0200 > > > @@ -59,4 +59,3 @@ Rem TShoot: > > > > > > echo Autoexec done... > > > > > > - > > > $ > > > > > > Works like a charm... so this should prove one thing: > > > Cheap HP printers aren't up to all the tasks you could expect. > > > :-/ > > > > > > I suspect there is a problem WRT printer sharing in this driver too. > > > I've tried this on W98SE earlier - got very few pages out of it, then it > > > "died". > > > No resurrection possible whatever I tried. > > > > > > And then, you ask whether there is a more recent driver: > > > > > > http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?docName=bpd09190&lc=en > > > > > > " > > > There is no need to download a driver from the Web site if you selected a > > > download link and were brought here. The most current driver is already > > > integrated into Windows 2000 and it is already on every Windows 2000 PC. > > > Follow the appropriate instructions below to install the correct printer > > > driver using the Add Printer Wizard. > > > " > > > > > > NOTE: The above webpage gives indication of that the "Network Printer" > stuff > > > SHOULD work. I don't know what to think about it. The descriptions are > very > > > general and matches my actions exactly. (I have tried to vary from the > > > basics, where possible and where I have deemed apropriate - no go. > Details > > > forgotten by now). > > > > I don't know about the DOS print command, but lpr is just a raw spooler. It > is > > intended to be used as a filter to send data *already formatted for a > specific > > printer* to a print queue. In other words, it is intended to send > postscript > > data to a postscript printer, or PCL data to a PCL-capable printer. lpr > knows > > nothing about any printer and makes no attempt to inject printer-specific > > formatting codes. *If and only if* your printer can directly print a text > file > > will using a command like > > > > lpr -P some_device file.txt > > > > work. You might try the following. Using notepad or a similar *Windows* > app, > > try printing your autoexec.bat file to your Deskjet printer, but in the > print > > dialog, check the box that says "Print to file" so that the formatted data > > stream ends up in a file instead of being sent directly to the printer. > Then, > > try spooling that file using lpr and/or the dos print command. Let me know > what > > happens. > > > > --Rick > > Hannu, > > You could also try using 'a2ps' or 'enscript', both of which are available > as Cygwin packages. > Igor
Igor, I'm not sure what you would expect to get out of that, because unless I'm mistaken, a Deskjet 694C isn't a postscript printer. So, unless he then uses ghostscript to convert the a2ps or enscript output to something his Deskjet can understand, I don't see what that's going to reveal. --Rick -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
