crazyox2
06-16-2001, 10:35 PM
Hello everyone.
I am trying to setup my printer (HP Deskjet 722c) in Debian. I know this printer must use the pnm2ppa print program to print, as it is a winprinter, and I've had it working perfectly in the past. But for some strange reason, I cannot get it to work! I am running kernel 2.2.19. I have apt-get installed pnm2ppa, magicfilter, lpr, and gs-aladdin. I setup /etc/printcap using magicfilterconfig, and used the pnm2ppa-720-color filter. When I print a file, this is what lpq says:
justin@AMD700:~$ lpq
waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st justin 8 (standard input) 179824 bytes
justin@AMD700:~$ lpq
lp is ready and printing
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
active justin 8 (standard input) 179824 bytes
justin@AMD700:~$
Then, when I type lpq again, it informs me that I have new mail. I go and read my mail, and this is all it says:
justin@AMD700:~$ lpq
no entries
You have mail in /var/spool/mail/justin
From: lp <lp@AMD700>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 22:30:02 -0400
Your printer job (stdin)
could not be printed
I go and check in /var/log/messages, and this is what it says:
Jun 16 22:29:34 AMD700 lpd[7430]: restarting lp
Jun 16 22:29:58 AMD700 last message repeated 3 times
Jun 16 22:30:02 AMD700 lpd[7430]: lp: job could not be printed (cfA008AMD700)
Jun 16 22:30:02 AMD700 lpd[7430]: mail sent to user justin about job stdin on printer lp (FATALERR)
I've tried rebooting, and apt-get removing and reinstalling all the programs involved. Something just isn't right. Oh, and my printer is recognized by the kernel, as shown here using dmesg:
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
parport_probe: succeeded
parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 720C
The printer is on /dev/lp0:
AMD700:/home/justin# ls -l /dev/lp0
crwxrwxrwx 1 root lp 6, 0 Nov 30 2000 /dev/lp0
AMD700:/home/justin#
Anyone have any suggestions? :D Mega thanks in advance!
I am trying to setup my printer (HP Deskjet 722c) in Debian. I know this printer must use the pnm2ppa print program to print, as it is a winprinter, and I've had it working perfectly in the past. But for some strange reason, I cannot get it to work! I am running kernel 2.2.19. I have apt-get installed pnm2ppa, magicfilter, lpr, and gs-aladdin. I setup /etc/printcap using magicfilterconfig, and used the pnm2ppa-720-color filter. When I print a file, this is what lpq says:
justin@AMD700:~$ lpq
waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st justin 8 (standard input) 179824 bytes
justin@AMD700:~$ lpq
lp is ready and printing
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
active justin 8 (standard input) 179824 bytes
justin@AMD700:~$
Then, when I type lpq again, it informs me that I have new mail. I go and read my mail, and this is all it says:
justin@AMD700:~$ lpq
no entries
You have mail in /var/spool/mail/justin
From: lp <lp@AMD700>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 22:30:02 -0400
Your printer job (stdin)
could not be printed
I go and check in /var/log/messages, and this is what it says:
Jun 16 22:29:34 AMD700 lpd[7430]: restarting lp
Jun 16 22:29:58 AMD700 last message repeated 3 times
Jun 16 22:30:02 AMD700 lpd[7430]: lp: job could not be printed (cfA008AMD700)
Jun 16 22:30:02 AMD700 lpd[7430]: mail sent to user justin about job stdin on printer lp (FATALERR)
I've tried rebooting, and apt-get removing and reinstalling all the programs involved. Something just isn't right. Oh, and my printer is recognized by the kernel, as shown here using dmesg:
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
parport_probe: succeeded
parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 720C
The printer is on /dev/lp0:
AMD700:/home/justin# ls -l /dev/lp0
crwxrwxrwx 1 root lp 6, 0 Nov 30 2000 /dev/lp0
AMD700:/home/justin#
Anyone have any suggestions? :D Mega thanks in advance!