Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/07/29/07:48:56
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf
> Of Igor Pechtchanski
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Rick Rankin wrote:
>
> > --- Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote:
> > >
> > > > > From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf Of Igor Pechtchanski
> > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Ishwar Rattan wrote:
> > > > > > Is there a way to access the printer (Deskjet 694C on
> parallel port)??
> > > > > If your Windows printer name is "Deskjet 694C", try 'lpr
> -P "Deskjet
> > > > > 694C"'. You can also 'export PRINTER="Deskjet 694C"'.
> > > > > Igor
> > > > I wish it was that easy... I have a "Deskjet 720C" which
> should be about
> > > > the same thing as the one above. I've tried all of the possible ways
> > > > described in "man lpr".
> > > >
> > > > All I get is a document showing up "Start > Settings >
> Printers > HP720C"
> > > > indicating that it is printing. The printer itself does nothing.
> > > >
> > > > This seems not be cygwin failing but windows or the driver - as the
> > > > behaviour is the same from "cmd.exe" using "PRINT /D:<all
> possibilities
> > > > tried>"
> > > Well, it *is* that easy for me on Win2k. I haven't tried it on other
> > > systems, there might be some peculiarities on 9x/ME/XP.
I still have my W98SE runnable, but I am almost constantly using
the "dual-boot" W2K currently. All this has been tried there.
$ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-5.0 P450 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) 2003-03-18 09:20 i686 unknown unknown
Cygwin
setup.exe used very recently (Yesterday? no test/exp-packages).
> > > Some things to try that I can think of are: renaming your printer, or
> > > making it shared and using the UNC notation to access it (e.g., export
> > > PRINTER='\\MYCOMPUTER\HP720C').
> >
> > This doesn't sound like a naming problem to me. Hannu indicates that the
> > document shows up on the print queue, but the printer does
> nothing. That tells
> > me that lpr and the DOS print command are finding the print
> queue properly.
Exactly.
Was my writing unclear?
Please tell me where if so - private email please!
- In hope this will improve my english.
> > What kind of file are you trying to print and *exactly* what
> > command are you using to print it?
See below for an example.
> > --Rick
>
> Oh. Yes, it seems that I misunderstood Hannu's message... Thanks, Rick.
>
> Hannu,
>
> Well, the obvious question first: is the printer paused?
Nope.
> Can you print from Windows apps?
Yes I can. :-}
> Also, try setting up a dummy printer that prints to
> file and see if that works.
> Igor
Hrm... why didn't I think of that! >:-P
Well, here we go:
Start > Settings > Printers > Add Printer
- Add printer wizard > Next
- Local Printer > DONT Automatically Detect ... > Next
- Use following port > FILE: > Next
- Manufacturer and model > Generic > Generic / Text only > Next
- Printer name: "Generic / Text only" > Default: No > Next
- Share as: GT > Next
- Location and Comment: "" > Next
- Print a test page: No > Next
- Finish
F:> print /D:\\P450\GT C:\Autoexec.bat
Filename: d:\zz.txt
$ diff -up /cygdrive/d/zz.txt /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT
--- /cygdrive/d/zz.txt 2003-07-29 13:05:50.000000000 +0200
+++ /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT 2003-05-18 20:41:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -59,4 +59,3 @@ Rem TShoot:
echo Autoexec done...
-
\ No newline at end of file
$ lpr -P //P450/GT /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT
Hannu AT P450 ~ bash PID=2028, Last xc=0
$ diff -up /cygdrive/d/zz.txt /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT
--- /cygdrive/d/zz.txt 2003-07-29 13:09:20.000000000 +0200
+++ /cygdrive/c/AUTOEXEC.BAT 2003-05-18 20:41:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -59,4 +59,3 @@ Rem TShoot:
echo Autoexec done...
-
$
Works like a charm... so this should prove one thing:
Cheap HP printers aren't up to all the tasks you could expect.
:-/
I suspect there is a problem WRT printer sharing in this driver too.
I've tried this on W98SE earlier - got very few pages out of it, then it
"died".
No resurrection possible whatever I tried.
And then, you ask whether there is a more recent driver:
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?docName=bpd09190&lc=en
"
There is no need to download a driver from the Web site if you selected a
download link and were brought here. The most current driver is already
integrated into Windows 2000 and it is already on every Windows 2000 PC.
Follow the appropriate instructions below to install the correct printer
driver using the Add Printer Wizard.
"
NOTE: The above webpage gives indication of that the "Network Printer" stuff
SHOULD work. I don't know what to think about it. The descriptions are very
general and matches my actions exactly. (I have tried to vary from the
basics, where possible and where I have deemed apropriate - no go. Details
forgotten by now).
/Hannu E K Nevalainen, B.Sc EE/Microcomputer systems, 59?14'N, 17?12'E.
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