Re: printing & printtool don't work

[Steve Borho <steve borho myip org>]

On Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 10:20:28AM -0400, Jim Kannengieser wrote:
> Thanks to Steve & Dominic for answering my call for help. Here are two
> points I'd like to reiterate from my first message. First, printtool
> closes before I can make any changes to it. Second, there are no related
> messages in /var/log/messages. Without printtool, how can I change from
> lp0 or lp1 to the other? I will check the HOW-TO's when I get home from
> work, but a hint might go a long way.

Printing under Linux is ultimately controlled by /etc/printcap.  This is a
rather nasty file to have to hand generate (thus the existance of
printtool and linuxconf) but it is well documented (man printcap) and the
option you are looking for (it will be obvious) looks like this:

   lp = /dev/lp0

Just change it to lp1 and see if that helps.  If you feel nervous editing
the file by hand, just be sure to make a backup copy before you twiddle
with it.

-- 
Steve Borho