printing under linux

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Enrique Arredondo wrote:

> How do you make RH linux filepro print on a laserjet?
>
> I created a default printer called main under printer setup in RH's OS.
>
> Then I went to printer setup under filepro and I created a printer called
> *main* type=hplaser Destination command=lp -s -dmain
>
> If I try to print a report from filepro, the laser printer just blicks and
> nothing prints. But from the command line I do "lp -dmain test123" it prints
> perfectly.
>
> What am I missing ?

You are missing a description of the type of printer: Laserjet WHAT?

It's possible the printer can handle plain text but not PCL codes.

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