[SLE] Help getting printer up and running

20 Jun 2000

      Hello
   I just picked up an Epson Stylus Color 740 to replace my ancient Canon BJ-200.  Got everything installed and running OK in win98, but it doesn't seem to want to recognize anthing in Linux.

I downloaded a Ghostscript configuration file (stc740p.upp) and installed it using the apsfilter SETUP program.  (It came with redhat printer db files, but they aren't of any use to me.)  I then hand edited the printcap file to assign lp, lp-mono, etc.  I printed a simple text file and --- nothing.  The job showed in the queue for a few seconds and then disappeared.  Never saw any reaction that indicated the printer ever got any data.  

The printer is connected through the parallel port /dev/lp0  The bootup message shows that lp0 is using parport, and seems to detect the printer on the parallel port - at least it prints a message properly identifying the printer.   To see if the port was blocked, I tried catting a small test file directly to /dev/lp0 and ....nothing.  I reconnected the old Canon printer and tried again. The file went through OK, so the port is up and alive.

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks,
ray

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>   I just picked up an Epson Stylus Color 
740 to replace my ancient Canon BJ-200.  Got everything installed and 
running OK in win98, but it doesn't seem to want to recognize anthing in 
Linux.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I downloaded a Ghostscript configuration file 
(stc740p.upp) and installed it using the apsfilter SETUP program.  (It came 
with redhat printer db files, but they aren't of any use to me.)  I then 
hand edited the printcap file to assign lp, lp-mono, etc.  I printed a 
simple text file and --- nothing.  The job showed in the queue for a few 
seconds and then disappeared.  Never saw any reaction that 
indicated the printer ever got any data.  </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The printer is connected through the parallel port 
/dev/lp0  The bootup message shows that lp0 is using parport, and seems to 
detect the printer on the parallel port - at least it prints a message properly 
identifying the printer.   To see if the p</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>ort was blocked, I tried catting a small test file directly to /dev/lp0 
and ....nothing.  I reconnected the old Canon printer and tried again. 
The file went through OK, so the port is up and alive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anybody have any ideas?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ray</FONT></DIV>
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