Re: [orca-list] using a braille embosser under ubuntu 13.4 64 bit

["John G. Heim" <jheim math wisc edu>]

Unless it's a remarkable coincidence, that error message you got when 
you issued the original lpr command is a cups error message. It 
indicates that you are using a printer that doesn't exist. Did you 
configure the printer in  cups? If you haven't done that, that's your 
problem. You can configure a printer in cups by pointing a browser to 
http://localhost:631. There's complete documentation there too. There is 
also only about ten gazillion hotos on configuring cups on google.

Honestly, why are you messing around trying to send files directly to 
the printer via the parallel port? If I had a braille embosser, I 
wouldn't be messing around. I'd at least try to get cups working. Once 
you get cups working, you will be able to print with the lp command. 
(The lpr command is included for backwards compatibility.)

On 11/13/13 01:02, Rusty Perez wrote:
> Well, no braille, but something interesting happens, some sort of
> process is started, because when I press my arrow keys, I get the
> control characters for the arrows.
> I'm hoping Kelly will help me out.
>
> Thanks guys!
> Rusty
>
>
> On 11/12/13, Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt csir co za> wrote:
> > Maybe send the file directly to /dev/lp0, e.g.
> > cat file.brf > /dev/lp0 and see what happens.
> > Regards, Willem
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 12 Nov 2013, covici ccs covici com wrote:
> >
> > > Couldn't you use a terminal program -- or is this only parallell?
> > >
> > > Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think you need drivers.  I don't see you getting very far without them
> > > > and
> > > > I can't imagine they'd come with any packages like foomatic.
> > > >
> > > > Alex M
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Rusty
> > > > Perez
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 8:29 PM
> > > > To: Orca screen reader developers
> > > > Subject: [orca-list] using a braille embosser under ubuntu 13.4 64 bit
> > > >
> > > > Hi guys,
> > > > I'm trying to use an Enabling Technologies Juliet printer.
> > > > I don't expect that there will be any drivers, I just want to figure out
> > > > a
> > > > way to send a file to the parallel port. The embosser should know what to
> > > > do
> > > > from there.
> > > >
> > > > I've done the following from a command prompt:
> > > >
> > > > lpr -Plp0 "filename.brf"
> > > >
> > > > I get an error:
> > > > "The printer or class does not exist."
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts or suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > Rusty
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