On Tuesday 02 September 2003 11:51, Russell Shaw wrote: > Elie De Brauwer wrote: > > On Tuesday 02 September 2003 11:39, Russell Shaw wrote: > >>Hi, > >>When i do: cp test.txt /dev/lp0 > >>shouldn't it blindly copy the text > >>to the port and return immediately? > >>(it hangs) > > > > That depends, in some cases that could work unless you have a printer > > like hp deskjet 710, 720 etc who require additional filtering, the models > > mentioned require (cpu intensive) filtering thru a pnm2ppa filter. > > > > It would be a good idea to mention which printer you are using > > It's a lexmark postscript laser (optra R+). I was wondering if > the command should work even if there was no printer connected.
Try catting a postscript file, i thnk you printer should understand 'postscript'. -- http://www.de-brauwer.be -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
