On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Albert Hurd wrote: > I am having trouble printing in WP8. I have a Lexmark Optra R+ set to lp > using Printer Create/Edit , then Setup, then Destination. When I click > on Print, WP says the print job has been queued but the printer does not > get fed the file. When I try again, WP queues the file a second time. > When I invoke lpq, it reports the queue empty. My printcap file is > > lp|lex|lex|Lexmark OptraR+:\ > :lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lex:\ > :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ > :if=/usr/sbin/ps600-filter:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: > The fact that I am a newbie probably explains my difficulty. By the > way, my 30 day licence is expired but WP8 continues on by clicking > Cancel at opening screen.
I don't have WP8, but with WP7, I set it up to use a Postscript printer (I used Apple Laserwriter IINT) with the destination as "lp". This get routed to the printer through magicfilter and prints as expected using gs. I think that selecting a non-postscript printer in WP requires that you send the raw output directly to the printer, not through magicfilter. hth, Bob ---- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
