Re: file doesn't get to the printer


Chris the Hunter wrote:
Hi group,


I have a HP LeserJet 5L connected to my Suse Linux Enterprise 10 box but
printing doesn't work. I have tried testing it by

$ lpr testpage.txt
$

and nothing happens except I keep getting this answer

$ lpq
laserjet5l is ready and printing
Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size
active chris 6 testpage.txt 1024 bytes
$

Why doesn't the job gets to the paper when the printer is connected and on?

As others have said, it sounds like the spooler has "held" your output

As root, enter
lpc status
and look for a line that says
queueing is disabled
or a like that says
printing is disabled
If either line shows up in the entry for your printer, then the print
spooler has "held" your output

If you run lpr or lprng as your print spooler, then you can use the lpc
command to start the printer and release your output to be printed.

If you run cups, then you can use the enable command to start the
printer and release the output to be printed

HTH
--
Lew

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