[Gnome-print] Re: Gnome-print digest, Vol 1 #60 - 4 msgs

[mingd <mingd oeone com>]

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>Message: 1
>From: w6lqr@juno.com
>To: gnome-print@ximian.com
>Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 06:23:32 -0700
>Subject: [Gnome-print] HP printer
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>Hello,
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>I am new to Linux and having trouble getting the printer to work, even
>from the "test page" on the control panel. It says it's sending it to the
>printer but nothing happens. The hardware must be ok as I can print from
>Windoze98 on the same machine. The printer is a HP 932c and I have edited
>the printerdb file under the HP 550 section as suggested by HP.
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>Any help for a raw beginner will be appreciated.
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>Jerry
>w6lqr@juno.com
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One thing you may do is "print to file" in windows98, then in linux, 
"cat  file > /dev/lp0" or other devices to see if it works.  Actually 
you can also use Gimp-print to create that file if you know how to 
config Gimp-print.

cheers,

Ming