Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!lll-winken!xanth!galaxia!lazlo!ccs
From: ccs@lazlo.UUCP (Clifford C. Skolnick)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: HELP ... with 7300 printer device
Message-ID: <187@lazlo.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jul 89 15:50:26 GMT
References: <124@UNIXPC.UUCP>
Reply-To: ccs@lazlo.UUCP (Clifford C. Skolnick)
Organization: The Steam Tunnel, Henrietta, NY
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In article <124@UNIXPC.UUCP> tcamp@UNIXPC.UUCP (Ted Campbell) writes:
>The printer doesn't work.  When I 'cat' a file to /dev/rawlp, 
>the first line of the file is printed, and a line feed (no CR) 
>is given.  When I 'cat' a file to /dev/lp, six or seven random 
>characters from the first line are printed, then a formfeed 
>is issued.  

This is what happens when my printer cable is loose.  You might want
to check out you cable and the connectors on both ends.  If that fails,
be sure to check to printer->computer handshaking signals.  Sounds like
your computer is not stopping when the printer is not ready.

				Cliff


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