lp refuses to work.

[Jim Bonnet]

edj wrote:
> On Sat July 27 2002 06:07 pm, Douglas J Hunley wrote:
> 
> Thanks, but lpr doesn't work either.  In fact, while lp gives a "request 
> id'" lpr doesn't do anything - no output at all.  Odd thing is that in 
> Abiword, the print command uses lpr and it prints without a hitch.  The 
> only diff I can think of is that Abiword uses it own fonts.  I don't know 
> if that's relevant or not.  It's just something of a pain to have to fire 
> up Abiword just to print a short little script or something.
> 

How did you setup the printer? I would try logging into the cups 
web-interface and adding the printer there.

Its on port localhost:631

Make sure all the configuration looks OK there.

check lpstat -t it see if the printer is off line or?

Jim


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