erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend) (02/15/88)
Well, I broke flatline again....
flatline = 3b1 Unix 3.0, w/67Mb HD, 3.5Mb RAM, DOS-73, etc..
I was trying to change the default printer driver from 'lp' to 'rawlp'.
(There was a recent post explaining that this was a great way to deal
with odd printers. Switch the default /dev/lp to /dev/rawlp and
let the application take care of text formatting...anyway...)
I did 'lpadmin -pOther -v/dev/rawlp' and then realised I was supposed
to do 'lpshut' first. So I did an 'lpshut'; did the above 'lpadmin'
command again; then did 'lpsched'.
I keep getting this from the 'lpstat -t'.
scheduler is running
system default destination: Other
members of class Parallel:
Other
device for Other: /dev/lp
Other accepting requests since Feb 12 19:03
Parallel accepting requests since Feb 12 19:03
printer Other disabled since Feb 14 19:28 -
disabled by scheduler: can't open /dev/lp
Other-64 lp 20878 Feb 14 18:58
So does anybody have any suggestions other than turning everything off,
re-installing the system, and starting over from scratch?
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J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend) (02/17/88)
In article <403@flatline.UUCP>, erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend) writes: [A rather lengthly account of my machine, and how I broke the scheduler] [lpstat -t output...] > printer Other disabled since Feb 14 19:28 - > disabled by scheduler: can't open /dev/lp ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Just a note. ^ It'll do this for several reasons.^ Especially if the printer cable has fallen out of the connector. Rule #2: Always check the cables first. Then check them again while you're working on the problem. I checked the cables before I started to work on it, but not while I was working on it. :-) Thanx for all the help from everybody, though... -- Just say NO to skate harassment. | Just another journalist with too much If I wish really hard, will IBM go away forever? | computing power.. Girls play with toys. Real women skate. -- Powell Peralta ad J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007