Thanks for input on installation of XF86. Now another question. I have an HP LJ5MP attached to the Debian box via a t-switch as the bulk of my work has to continue to be from NT until I master this learning curve (feeble grin!)
I got some output to the printer with a brief hack of /etc/printcap using "Running LINUX" and a HOWTO or so as my guides. Trouble was I used a longish printest and it was going to print out umpteen pages as I'd forgotten the CR/LF issue so I switched off the printer, cleared the paper jam and restarted. Now lpc etc all report the printer is offline. In the meantime I hacked up an /etc/printcap with the help of magicfilter (before I realised the Debian box couldn't see the printer was back) but the system is now reporting that the printer is offline (it's not, moving the T-switch and printing from NT shows that). cat test > /dev/lp1 as root gets a statement that /dev/lp1 doesn't exist. ls shows it does and the permissions look OK. cat test | /dev/lp1 complains of a broken pipe. I suspect that shutdown and reboot would clear this but surely there's an easier way? Anyone got the answer or some clear directions in the umpteen sources of documentation?! Anyone got a good printcap for the 5MP that will maximise sensible use of the PCL and PS modes through magicfilter and got good advice for a newbie on how to make sure the right format files (CR/LF, Unix and PS) get handled appropriately? TIA Chris Chris Evans, Senior Lecturer in Psychotherapy, Locum Consultant to the Prudence Skynner Family Therapy Clinic, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London University [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://psyctc.sghms.ac.uk/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
