Re: printing & printtool don't work

[Tom Savage <savaget vianet on ca>]

I have a Canon BJ-230 on lpt1(dos name)

My printcap file looks as follows:
#
# Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are doing!
# Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict format!
# Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
#
# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.


##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL bj200 360x360 letter {} CanonBJ200 Default 1
lp:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :mx#0:\
        :sh:\
        :lp=/dev/lp1:\
        :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:

On 01-Sep-99 Steve Borho wrote:
> 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
> 
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E-Mail: Tom Savage <savaget vianet on ca>
Date: 01-Sep-99
Time: 17:53:08
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
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