Whenever you have problems with an installation of a new printer
there are two things to check, from a root account, in case of problems:
1) Sanity. Does the following
echo -e "this is a printer test\r\f" > /dev/lp0
causes any action on your printer? Maybe it is connected
to another port like /dev/lp1? If yes then your /etc/printcap
has to be modified accordingly. If none of ports works then
likely your kernel does not support a parallel printer
(integrated or the module is not loaded).
2) Errors. Do you have any error output in your log files
(/var/log/messages)? Maybe a filter declared in your /etc/printcap
does not exist or is not marked as executable? This will cause
effects you are seeing.
After these two points are addressed then nearly always your printer
starts to print. Remaining cases are probably bugs in a software
(like an infamous mistake with an Intel binary on 4.2 distribution CD
for Alpha :-).
Small patches to lpd for Alpha were posted but likely you are not
affected at this moment.
Michal
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