Ok, when X is up go to a root console and type "export DISPLAY=:0"
then type "printtool" and you should get the nice X printer program. Its
very easy to setup a samba printer connection with that tool.
On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Beth Camero wrote:
>
>
> >Make sure the printer is accesible through your parallel device.
> >Try this:
>
> Well, it's not hooked up to the linux box's parallel device, it's hooked up
> to the windows parallel device. The command (well, a variant of it) works
> on the windows box just fine. On the linux box it says no such device,
> which makes sense because I'm not point it to the network and my other machine.
> Am I missing something here? (seems likely...)
>
>
>
> >$ echo "hello world" > /dev/lp0
> >or
> >$ echo "yellow world" > /dev/lp1
> >
> >and if you have proper parallel support, your printer will print
> >that. Then you will have to manually feed the page.
> >
> >Then proceed to the next step.
> >
> >brian
>
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