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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.exodus.net!news.alt.net!news1.alt.net!news.aa.net!ratty.wolfe.net!usenet From: totaroj@wolfenet.com (Jim) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Can't Print! Help! Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 13:48:00 GMT Organization: Wolfe Internet Access, L.L.C. Lines: 15 Message-ID: <314822da.1105658@news1.wolfe.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: sea-ts1-p40.wolfenet.com X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99c/16.141 I have a Lexmark Winwriter 150c.. I compiled the kernel to recognize my lpt port, which it does upon startup. I try a lptest > /dev/lpt0 and after about 5-10 seconds the prompt comes back, but nothing gets sent to the printer. I do not have a dot matrix line printer to test it with, but I have a feeling it would work. I have created a printcap file with a standard text filter.. but i'm sure that the lptest should work regardless of having a printcap.. any ideas?? thanks! Jim