Re: /dev/lp1

["Bert Wolthuis" <bert wolthuis capgemini nl>]

Mark,

Thanx for your suggestions. I will try them this evening (GMT+1, daylight savings time) and let you know the outcome.

Regards,
Bert

>>> Mark Malecha <mark pathology utmem edu> 31-3-99 19:00 >>>

bert wolthuis capgemini nl said:
> n de printer configuration menu under X (control panel) I tried
> removing and adding. As far as adding is concerned I get the message
> that none of the devices /dev/lp0,1 and 2 are responding. Despite this
>  message I tried configuring my printer to all of them. The tried to
> print ASCII directly to the port (Test function). Then I got a message
>  concerning lpr not being able to print to the port (don't recall the
> exact text) and queueing the job. 

Bert,

I had exactly the same problem, asked about it here, and 
got no satisfying answer.  I do not understand how this 
happens, or how to fix it, and would welcome some explanatio
n from anyone who is familiar with the issue.

I was able to fix it by running (many times I must say) 
/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd stop and start,
and palying with /usr/sbin/lpc (in order: clear, stop, 
disable, enable, start, restart) after each restart, 
followed by lpr testpage.ps.  After several repetitions of 
the above the system started to print again.

As far as I could determine, the problem was caused by lpd 
not being able to create socket on /dev/lp1.  I have no 
idea what step or combination of my tweaking did it, and 
not knowing for sure is very discomforting though to me.

                    ---------  Mark Malecha
                    ---------  mark pathology utmem edu 



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