Hi,
	Try using control-panel (I don't remember if that dash is supposed
to be there) or printtool in RedHat.  This is a nice little tool that will
configure all of your printers (with your help of course).  You shouldn't
have any problems with and HP4M.  Oh, these programs require X windows.

Austin
godber@asu.edu



On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 11:51:30PM -0700, Craig White wrote:
> hooked up my laser printer (HP 4M) to Redhat 6.1 computer - lpd
> set up in linux as HP 4
> 
> lpd is running...I can even print to it from my Windows NT computer thru the
> samba share.
> 
> how do I print from linux console?
> 
> I tried cat filename > lp  (and lpr & lpq & lpd)
> I tried cat filename > /dev/lp (and lpr & lpq & lpd)
> 
> I might as well have used /dev/null cuz it didn't happen. Not a flicker -
> not a trace in /var/spool/lpd/
> 
> and yes...I deleted the files lp, lpr, lpq & lpd   ;-)
> 
> TIA
> 
> Craig
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