Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 13:02:43 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Chris Warth <csw@well.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer and parallel port problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960109130101.3520G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199601090045.QAA23758@well.com>
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On Mon, 8 Jan 1996, Chris Warth wrote: > Can anyone suggest a simple test to see if the parallel port is even > working? In the meantime I'll try to load windows to see if that can > talk nicely to the printer. Find a big (>1 pg) document and cat it out: cat bigdocument > /dev/lpt0 If it prints then it's not your printer. I'd recommend checking out the Printing guide in the Handbook. It goes through setup and testing step-by-step, very well put together IMHO. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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