still cannot print

[Hong F Du]

The lpd is running, but the printtool still cannot Auto-detect /dev/lp0,
/dev/lp1 and /dev/lp2, and I got the same error message when testing print. I
deleted and install the printer again and again. I check the HOW-TO and put the
'alias lp* lp' in /etc/conf.modules. It didn't help.

I have lpr-0.48-1.i386.rpm installed. The printer and cable are good, for I
tested them under other OS.

Is there other ways to fix this problem? I need more help please :- ( Thank you.

feng

Richard Andrews wrote:

> That's a weird one.
> Maybe you have the lpd daemon disabled. You can control this from the
> sfterstep control panel (as root, type "control-panel &" in an xterm). Under
> system configuration there is a section on services, one is the line printer
> daemon (lpd).
>
> Only other cause I can think of is that the printer spool directory either
> doesn't exist or is not writable.
>
> > lpr: connect: Connection refused
> > jobs queued, but cannot start daemon
> >
> > I restart lpd by # lpd reload and #lpd . It didn't help. What is wrong
> > here? How should I fix it?
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > feng
> >