Charles Read wrote: > > Following the Print-HOWTO, I did this from root: > > # cat /etc/printcap > /dev/lp1 > > My printer's LED blinked, with no further response after. > /proc/devices shows that lp exists; `dmesg | grep lp' shows > that my printer is recognized at port 0x378 (the IRQ should > be 7, but I could not verify this from Linux). > > QUESTION: Does this mean my printer is `Windows-based', > ie, unusable under Linux? [If not, is there some other > way to determine an answer to this question?]
I think that this laser printer has the same 'problem' as the rest. Linux will only send a linefeed by default when the line ends, and the next one starts. This only advances the printing down to the next line, but at the same spot it stopped printing. This creates the classic 'stairstep' effect. DOS on the otherhand, sends a carriage return, which sends the printing position to the beginning of the line, and then does the linefeed to start the new line. Simply catting to the device is a good start, since you saw the printer blink. Try installing magicfilter or apsfilter and you should be in business. Tim -- (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.buoy.com/~tps "A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought." - Warren Buffett ** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.** -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
