Re: 2.2.0pre2: unable to print

Tom Eastep (eastep@loc1.tandem.com)
Sat, 02 Jan 1999 02:53:38 +0000


Brian Ryner wrote:
>
> Hi-
>
> I had printing working fine before upgrading to 2.2.0pre[1/2]. I'm
> using Redhat 5.2, and have an HP DeskJet 400. lpq shows: "waiting for
> lp to become ready (offline?)". I think I've enabled all the necessary
> kernel options for parallel port support. I have printer support
> compiled as a module (lp.o) and it is loaded. Does anyone know what
> would cause this, or is there some additional info I should provide?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> -Brian Ryner
> bryner@uiuc.edu

Have you enabled IEEE1284 Status Feedback? When the new parport support
was released, I has a result similar to yours until I enabled this
option...

-Tom

-- 
Tom Eastep
Compaq Computer Corporation
Enterprise Computing Group
Tandem Division
tom.eastep@compaq.com

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