On Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 09:13:29PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > In my attempt to isolate why I can't print I came across a potential > problem. When I installed Linux I had a parallel > port Zip Drive attached to my printer port. If I type 'mount /dev/sda > Zip' I am able to mount the zip drive. Since > my printer is connected to the Zip drive I was wondering if this might > be why I cannot print by using /dev/lp1? > If I have a file 'test' and type test > /dev/lp1 I get nothing. lp test > gives an error message > > job 'cfA121111' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] failed > > Might this be a result of the Zipdrive/Printer? If so, how can I > correct it to print via the Zip drive?
Check out http://www.torque.net/parport/paride.html -- Mike Schmitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bend-or.com/~mschmitz Don't blame me - I voted libertarian! http://www.lp.org/ Use Debian Linux - the free Gnu/Linux http://www.debian.org/ ----------- "If encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption"
