Re: No printing via lprng with Dosemu 1.3.1

[Jens Strohschnitter <mlist-dos@rwz.de>]

> 
> 
> Jens Strohschnitter wrote:
> 
> >Hi list,
> >
> >I have problems while using lprng with dosemu 1.3.1.
> >In my printcap I have added the following lines:
> >
> >pr-fra19|remote printer on pr-fra19:\
> >        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pr-fra19:\
> >        :rm=pr-fra19:\
> >        :rp=text:\
> >        :bk:sh:mx#0:
> >
> >The dosemu.conf looks like:
> >
> >$_printer = "pr-fra19"
> >$_printer_command = "lpr"
> >
> >But when I try to print from a application running underdosemu, nothing happens.
> >So I have started the dosemu with a logfile (dosemu.bin +D-a+w+p -o /tmp/dos.log) and found following lines:
> >
> >LPT: initializing printer <<NODEV>>
> >LPT: initializing printer <<NODEV>>
> >LPT: initializing printer <<NODEV>>
> >LPT: print to non-defined printer LPT3
> >LPT: print to non-defined printer LPT2
> >LPT: init printer 0
> >
> >The printer is plugged on a printbox, that is connected via ethernet with the LAN
> >A testprint from linux (lpr -Ppr-fra19 /etc/xxx) works fine.
> >
> >Hope someone can help me to fix this problem. A running dosemu (1.1.3-5) works fine under SuSE 7.2 / 2.4.16. But
> >now we have to use SLES9 from SuSE with Kernel 2.6.5-XXX.
>
> lpr command should be  "lpr -l" if you are using cups

Hi out there,

no, I am using lprng in Version 3.9.x. 
I have tried out lpr -l but nothing happens.
Are the entries in the debuglog (LPT: initializing printer <<NODEV>>) ok ?


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