Subject: RE: Need some help with printing on a LaserWriter IIg
From: Lancaster, David Matthew (c4ng2@unb.ca)
Date: Wed May 31 2000 - 07:47:52 EDT
On Tue, 30 May 2000, Morgan Reed wrote:
> alright, I made some corrections in my print cap (the typos you saw were
> actully a result of me transcribing from one machine to another)
>
> I checked ownership and chowned whant needed to be chowned. still no luck
> on printing.
>
> Part of my probelm is I don't really understand the error message I am
> getting....
>
> job 'cfA679LinuxBox2.thereedfamily.org' transfer to lp@localhost failed
>
> This implys that the print infor is being passed from the lpr to
> lp@localhost, where it dies. why is that? what does the message mean?
>
> Thanks everyone so far, getting closer (or at least I hope so)
Quick search on google pointed out that Debian has some outstanding
problems with lprng, at least in some revisions (including potato, which I
belive has only just made it into 'frozen')
Check
http://www.de.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9909/msg00100.html
and see if the solution applies to you and the versions you're running.
David Lancaster (506) 454-2167
690 Gregg Ct. Upper Apartment
Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 4H5
c4ng2@unb.ca "Don't anthropomorphize computers, they hate that."
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