[ale] Printer Error

Thu Nov 7 23:00:32 EST 2002

Hello, Scott.
On returning to my printer problem, I noticed I hadn't replied to this message.
Â There is a 
/var/spool/lpd/print folder with 7 items.  When I tried to use help to learn how to change the permission so I could attach these, the computer went out of control with the HD light on.  While I'm working on that, I thought I'd send the printcap file.  I would appreciate any further thought you give to this.

Bill

       Scott Thomas Sandholm wrote:

<blockquote type="cite"
 cite="mid20021017011146.A3169 at minitower.gtri.gatech.edu">   
  Howdy

It's not a network printer.
It's hooked up to your parallel port or lpt1.
You should NOT need a qaud.
It's NOT makeing any $0.01
What's does /etc/printcap look like?
What are the spool directories (ie /var/spool/lpd) and
waht's in them? 

sts

PS - I think this is all a red harring :-(

On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 10:11:43PM -0400, Bill Pleasants wrote:

    James P. Kinney III wrote:

      I think you need a /etc/hosts file entry for your machine.

    That file contains:
127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain

This is in every machine's host file.  
It's in there for loop back purposes.
If you had a network you would/could add more quads and
machine names. For example:

199.77.253.218	gim486.eas.gtri.gaetch.edu 

or for a network printer (ie one with a network card in the
printer not one that's connected to another computers lpt
port)

199.77.253.175	clj4550n.eas.gtir.gatech.edu 

But none of this should solve you problem :-(

      the [FAILED] means it was not running

Did you set up the printer as a network printer?

    As local.

      Which RedHat did you just install?

    8.0

Wink wink - I knew that ;-}

      On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 00:29, Bill Pleasants wrote:

        Thanks, James.  When I entered
/etc/init.d/lpd stop
I got [FAILED]
I repeated it and got
[FAILED] local host IP not available
In the panel is a ? which when clicked gives
Temporary error in name resolution.
So far I haven't learned what this IP is about.
Bill

On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 23:11, James P. Kinney III wrote:

          Hi Bill,

I have one of those beasties. A pretty OK laser printer for the money.
The Linux driver is actually a bit faster than the windows version.

The Brother HL-7x0 series needs the following procedure done to clear
the the queue after a foul-up:

Turn off the printer
Stop the print daemon ( use the /etc/init.d/lpd stop  command as root)
Turn on the printer
Start the lpd ( /etc/init.d/lpd start)

That's what my foggy memory is telling me. I haven't used the Brother
since I moved the office 6 months ago. It didn't help that a cat
attacked the output tray trying to get the paper as it emerged and 
broke
off the plastic "ears" that hold it to the main chassis. Again.

On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 22:16, Bill Pleasants wrote:

            Hello,
After getting RH in my HP Pentium II at the Installfest, I installed a
Brother HL-720 printer today.  After printing 2 of 3 pages from
Mapquest, the printer indicated toner out.  I replaced the 
cartridge and
there was an error light which can be cleared by unplugging the 
printer
cable and cycling the printer off.  I reset the print queue and the 
same
2 pages printed and the error light flashed.  Rebooted - same error
light.  Attempts to print additional items failed.  I entered 
"lprm" to
cancel anything pending and got "local host IP not available."  I 
don't
know what to make of that and I'm out of ideas.  I would appreciate
help.  I am new to this so please be explicit.
Yours truly,
Bill

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# /etc/printcap
#
# DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST!
# This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init.
#
# Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be included.

Print:\
	:ml#0:\
	:mx#0:\
	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/Print:\
	:af=/var/spool/lpd/Print/Print.acct:\
	:sh:\
	:lp=/dev/lp0:\
	:lpd_bounce=true:\
	:if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_wrapper:

###############################################################################
## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local       ##
###############################################################################
# printcap.local
#
# This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
# and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.

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