Printer is smart enough to recognize that it's US Letter that is loaded in
paper tray (HP 4M)

it's the RH 6.1 that's telling it A4

Craig

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of John
> Kloian III
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 10:02 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: I probably should know...but I don't
>
>
> There should be a way to set this type of default setting on the printer
> itself.  Maybe there is a "menu" button on the printer or something that
> gets you into the config section of the printer.
>
> John Kloian III
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> On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Craig White wrote:
>
> > OK - lpr filename works...the first time it mumbled something
> about using
> > procfs but of course...I was too impatient to see what it meant.
> >
> > the printer defaults to wanting A4 sheets which dutifully
> causes my printer
> > to prompt me for A4 sheets. Any clues on how to adjust it to
> default to US
> > Letter?
> >
> > Craig
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Ken
> > > Bowley
> > > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 9:06 AM
> > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > > Subject: Re: I probably should know...but I don't
> > >
> > >
> > > >From the console you can use 'lpr filename' or you can use 'a2ps
> > > filename'
> > > if you want it to change the file to postscript before
> sending it to the
> > > printer.
> > >
> > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, 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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