I have done this in the past, with no problem. I spooled them all to the same directory, only the printer name and filter was different.
Arcady Genkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : My printcap specifies three printers: lp|lp1, lp2, and lp3 with spools : in /var/spool/lpd/(lp1|lp2|lp3). These are all for the same printer on : /dev/lp0, but with different options (draft, normal, best). : While lp1's status is always OK, lp2 and lp3 are always disabled (as : follows from `status' files in their spol directories). I can't figure : out why. : I tried using `lpc' command to `clean', `enable', and `start' the : stubborn printers, but to no avail. : ,----[ Here's a round of `lpc's ] : | tea:/etc# lpc clean lp2 : | lp2: : | tea:/etc# lpc enable lp2 : | lp2: : | queuing enabled : | tea:/etc# cat /var/spool/lpd/lp2/status : | printing disabled : | tea:/etc# lpc start lp2 : | lp2: : | printing enabled : | lpc: connect: Connection refused : | couldn't start daemon : `---- : ,----[ FWIW, here's my /etc/printcap ] : | lp|lp1|HP Deskjet 697C Draft:\ : | :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp1:\ : | :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ : | :if=/etc/hpdj/hpdj-draft:\ : | :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: : | : | lp2|HP Deskjet 697c Normal:\ : | :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp2:\ : | :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ : | :if=/etc/hpdj/hpdj-normal:\ : | :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: : | : | lp3|HP Deskjet 697c Best:\ : | :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp3:\ : | :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ : | :if=/etc/hpdj/hpdj-best:\ : | :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: : `---- : Thanks for any ideas!!! : -- : Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com : Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- *********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ************* pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? *************/ --
