cups is what I usually use, it has 'foomatic' drivers that work for a
ton of printers.
unixprgrmr01@netscape.net wrote:
>Thanks for the suggestions... did:
>yum install gimp-print
>setup
>I am using the parallel port...
>did ls -l /dev/lp0 it is there...
>did cat /var/log/dmesg + | grep lp0 nothing there...
>configured printer with the gimp-print driver then
>removed the printer and reconfiguried with gimp-print-ijs
>neither worked! no printer output...
>
>I have tried cat /etc/hosts > /dev/lp0 also... no output...
>
>Other thoughts????
>
>Thanks for your help!
>Lynn
>
>Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>On Thursday 31 March 2005 09:45 pm, Craig White wrote:
>>
>>
>>>yum install gimp-print
>>>
>>>setup or system-config-printer
>>>
>>>My thinking is that your first problem is connection. Is this USB? Is
>>>it connecting to USB?
>>>
>>>what's output from
>>>ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*
>>>cat /var/log/dmesg | grep USB
>>>
>>>
>>I second this advice. Find out if the computer even knows you are
>>connected.
>>
>>
>>
>>>----
>>>Fry's was selling refurbished HP 7110's for $199
>>>
>>>Great printer/fax/scanner/color copier combo
>>>
>>>cheap printers / inexpensive cartridges aren't the way ink jet printers
>>>are sold. The cheaper the printer, the less ink in the cartridges and
>>>thus the more per page - pay me now or pay me later philosophy. I think
>>>Gillette perfected the formula in the 60's by giving away the razors.
>>>Bic rained on their parade. Bottom line, cheap ink jet printers are
>>>never cheap.
>>>
>>>
>>Before my wife went digital with her photos and had to have a nicer
>>printer, we got alot of use out of an Epson C40ux. USB. $5-6 ink
>>cartridges online, $12-ish local. Just works with Linux. My kids have
>>it now. I don't know if they are discontinued or not. It was $50 bucks
>>brand new when we got it.
>>
>>But, don't buy a new one till we get the one you have talking.
>>
>>Alan
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