Re: lpr sends a file to my printer but it just sits there in the print queue

2020-01-10 Thread Michael Coulter
Thanks for the suggestions. With the help of the directions here: https://www.itg.ias.edu/content/connect-network-printer-lpr-windows10 I was able to set up a printer port that works with /usr/bin/lpr -d PORT_NAME some_file.txt No idea why the normal Windows printer did not work, as that has

Re: lpr sends a file to my printer but it just sits there in the print queue

2020-01-08 Thread Andrey Repin
Greetings, Michael Coulter! > I'm running 64-bit Windows 10 with Cygwin (see attached cygcheck.out). > The lpr command is sending my file to the printer, but it never prints.  > It just sits in the Windows print queue with status "Sent to printer". > e.g.: > /usr/bin/lpr -d "ET-4500" xx.txt >

Re: lpr sends a file to my printer but it just sits there in the print queue

2020-01-08 Thread Brian Inglis
On 2020-01-07 13:10, Michael Coulter wrote: > I'm running 64-bit Windows 10 with Cygwin (see attached cygcheck.out). > > The lpr command is sending my file to the printer, but it never prints. It > just sits in the Windows print queue with status "Sent to printer". > > e.g.: > /usr/bin/lpr -d "E

lpr sends a file to my printer but it just sits there in the print queue

2020-01-07 Thread Michael Coulter
I'm running 64-bit Windows 10 with Cygwin (see attached cygcheck.out). The lpr command is sending my file to the printer, but it never prints.  It just sits in the Windows print queue with status "Sent to printer". e.g.: /usr/bin/lpr -d "ET-4500" xx.txt If I print something else with say, Wor