Re: [aclug-L] killing print jobs

[Nate Bargmann <ka0rny@xxxxxxxxxx>]

phrostie wrote:
> 
> how do you kill a print job
> 
> i'm trying to set up WP8(did the DL thing)
> 
> and i'm having trouble setting up the printer.
> 
> i don't want to waste 50 pages of paper with
> 
> it printing garbage.
> 
> thank you

Phrostie:

Here's I set up my /etc/printcap for use with WP8:

# Generic
printer                                                               
                                                                                
lp|generic|Generic Printer:
\                                                   
        :lp=/dev/lp1:
\                                                         
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp1:
\                                               
       
:sh                                                                     
                                                                                
This is just a spooler with no filter.  Since my printer (deskjet 600)
was supported directly by WP, I just send it out the parallel port raw. 
Works great and I can utilize all of my printer's features like draft
quality printing, which is unsupported in Ghostscript.

In WP I just told it to use lp as the printer and selected the dj-600
driver.

Good luck!

- Nate >>

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