Re: apsfilter question

[Carsten Neumann <deltor@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 24 May 2001, Thomas H. George wrote:
> Andreas Klemm wrote:
> 
> > please use mailing lists ...
> > reply-to set.
> > 
> > On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 10:43:51AM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote:
> > 
> >> apsfilterconfig prints a beautiful test page.
> >> 
> >> cat testtext >  lp0 prints a line of test written with vi

That would mean "testtext" and "lp0" are in your current working directory.
So you are either in /dev or the "lp0" device file is in another directory.
Both isn't a good idea. Don't put test-files into /dev.
Keep your filesystem clean!

> >> 
> >> lp testtext reports a job number but nothing prints.
> >> 

You should use "lpr <filename>" or "lpr -P<printername> <filename>"
if the default printer (probably lp) isn't the printer you want to print to.

> >> lpq reports no printable jobs in que, removes job from que.
> >> 

lpq shouldn't remove a job from a QUEUE.

> >> Can you help?  I'm using debian linux 2.2.19.  cat 
> >> /proc/parport/0/autoprobe lists my brother HL-730 laser printer.
> >> 

Check the printer's name apsfilterconfig has set up and use that for
<printername> in "lpr -P<printername> [what you want to print]".

> >> Tom George
> > 
> > 
> > 	Andreas ///
> >


HTH

Kind regards

	Carsten