[NTLUG:Discuss] Printer problem

[joseph beasley]

Look in section 3 of the sam.html.  Something about setting the default
printer.

--- terry <kj5zr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> joseph beasley wrote:
> > You need to enable the cups-lpd daemon in xinetd.  Look at
> > /etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd.   Set disable to NO and restart xinetd.
> > 
> > This will allow your lpr commands to work.  See
> > http://localhost:631/sam.html.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Done.
> Now recieving error:
> 
> lp: error - no default destination available.
> 
> 
> > --- terry <kj5zr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> >>OfficeJet500 installed under CUPS on RH9 system.
> >>Am able to print Printer Test Page from:  localhost:631
> >>(CUPS configuration page)  But nowhere else.
> >>
> >>lpr or lp command doesn't do anything.  I thought I saw that lpd
> was
> >>started on boot up, but find that lpd is not running, so I start
> it,
> >>with error:
> >>============================
> >># service lpd start
> >>Starting lpd: Warning - OfficeJet500: Bad printcap entry - missing
> >>'sd'
> >>or 'client' entry?
> >>============================
> >>
> >>So it appears I have problem with
> >>"printcap entry - missing 'sd' or 'client' entry"
> >>just not sure what to do about it.
> >>
> >>Any clues?
> >>
> >>
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