Re: [TCLUG:580] Another Newbie

["Clark Whiting" <crwhiting@hotmail.com>]

>
>Clark Whiting wrote:
>
><modem troubles snipped>
>> 
>> Problem #2: I can't seem to get LINUX to talk to my new Lexmark 5800
>> printer. It recognises the port - but will not print anything in 
either
>> plain text or PS.
>
>I went to www.lexmark.com and didn't find any mention of a "5800".
>There's a 5700, however.
>
>> 
>> I'm using RedHat 4.2 - but I have 5.1 on order.
>> My printer is on LPT1 with /dev/lp1 configured for lp.
>
>A-ha, another chance to troubleshoot printing problems. :-) Try this
>four-
>step procedure and see if it works.
>
>(1) first let's test the port:
>    cat textfile > /dev/lp1
> 
>    where textfile can be any short text file.
>    If the printer responds then we will eliminate port problems for
>now. 
>
>(2) examine the printer cable:
>    Are you using an IEEE 1284 printer cable per Lexmark's
>recommendation?  
>    Is it securely attached to both the printer and the PC?
>
>(3) pretend it's a different printer:
>    According to Lexmark, the 5700 can emulate a HP Deskjet 500 or 
500C.
>    Try using that as the Ghostscript filter instead of whatever you're
>    using now.
>
>(4) look at the HOW-TOs for printing, located in /usr/doc/HOWTO/ or
>available
>    via the Web.  This shows how to set up the filter for your printer,
>among
>    other things.
>
>Hope this is of some assistance.
>
>-- 
>Carl Patten
>Systems Administrator
>Trimodal Inc.

Thanks for the tips.
I dual boot Win95 (gag - my kids have games you know) and the printer
works fine there (of course). I've tried all of the typical things that 
I can think of like: cat file |lp  and the like.
I will try the DeskJet 500(c) trick though.
thanks.


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