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[agtiger@xxxxxxxxxxx (Argentium G. Tiger)]

I have an HP LJ5L XTRA that I have hooked to the parallel port on one of my
SuSE Linux 6.3 boxes.

Per SuSE's hardware support database, I have used YAST to set this printer
up via APS filter as:

Printer type:       Other printer
Printer name:       ljet4
Paper format:       a4
Connected to port:  Parallel Port
Device name:        /dev/lp0
Resolution in dpi:  600x600

Configuration of apsfilter was successful!
The following printers have been created on your system:

 ### ljet4 a4 mono 600 ###
ascii|lp1|ljet4-a4-ascii-mono-600|ljet4 a4 ascii mono 600
lp|lp2|jet4-a4-auto-mono-600|ljet4 ar auto mono 600
raw|lp3|ljet4-a4-raw|ljet4 a4 raw

I then tried (per another article I have in my SuSE-Linux-E archives) to
use lpc to clean out the queues, down all the printers, and bring them back
up again:

lpc
lpc> down all
ascii:
        printer and queueing disabled
lp:
        printer and queueing disabled
raw:
        printer and queueing disabled
lpc> clean all
ascii:
lp:
raw:
lpc> up all
ascii:
        printing enabled
        daemon started
lp:
        printing enabled
        daemon started
raw:
        printing enabled
        daemon started
lpc> quit

Then I tried to lpr a simple file (again):

lpr /etc/hosts.allow

Again, no life from the printer.

lpq shows:

Rank   Owner      Job  Files                          Total Size
1st    root       0    /etc/hosts.allow               272 bytes
2nd    root       1    /etc/hosts.allow               272 bytes

I've tried setting up under Yast as an lj5grey, and lj5mono, same results
(ie, no life from the printer).  Yes it's plugged in, and yes it's turned
on.  :-)

The computer's bios shows that the parallel port is configured at I/O 378
and IRQ 7.  The parallel port mode has three options:

SPP
EPP1.7
ECPEPP1.7 (with DMA option currently set to 3)
EPP1.9
ECP (with DMA option currently set to 3)
ECPEPP1.9 (with DMA option currently set to 3)   <<<--- current selection

Oh, and after rebooting to get that last information, lpc's status command
now shows the following:

ascii:
        queuing is enabled
        printing is enabled
        no entries
        no daemon present
lp:
        queuing is enabled
        printing is enabled
        2 entries in spool area
        waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
raw:
        queuing is enabled
        printing is enabled
        no entries
        no daemon present

In summary:  ARGH!


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