[Gllug] redhat-config-printer: I can't configure a working printer!

[Thomas Charles Robinson]

Thanks for the help so far but I'm still not able to print. This is
frustrating least because I can't write documents on linux anymore if I
want to be able print them.

I've done a cat /etc/group > /dev/lp0 which works fine so it must be the
spooler, right?

In the spool directory (/var/spool/lpd/hplj4/) I get an error in the
lpq.0 file:

---8<---
Status: IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'error closing *main::STDOUT
at /usr/sbin/lpdomatic line 812, <KID4_IN> line 48.' at 16:03:07.604
---8<---

This seems to be a consistent error for all print jobs. i.e. all jobs
drop the error at line 812 in /usr/sbin/lpdomatic. This is a perl script
but my knowledge of how all this hangs together is limited let alone my
perl experience. Is this the real problem or just a red (hat) herring?

Can someone help please?

Thanks,

t.

On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 10:26, Thomas Charles Robinson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've upgraded to Red Hat 8.0 and now I can't configure a working
> printer. Previously I had both a local and a samba printer working
> perfectly. Now when I use redhat-config-printer, the configured printer
> will print neither an ASCII nor a postscript test page. I can't print
> from the command-line either. Here are some of the packages I have
> installed on my system:
> 
> ghostscript-7.05-20
> ghostscript-fonts-5.50-7
> redhat-config-printer-0.4.24-1
> foomatic-1.9-1.20020617.6
> Omni-foomatic-0.7.0-6
> Omni-0.7.0-6
> 
> The local printer is a HP Laserjet 4. I have used the 'ljet4' driver
> from the database. The samba printer is a HP 2000C.
> 
> The 'gs -h' command shows the 'ljet4' driver but not the 2000C.
> 
> Am I missing some packages or have I got something else wrong? I'm
> really stuck here. Can someone tell me what other information you need
> to know and I will send it. Can someone please help?
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> Tom
> 
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