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From: mikeh@fsd.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Michael Hoffos)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Help with Epson FX86 & 3.2.2
Summary: printer on before booting
Keywords: dumb bug printer on
Message-ID: <1991May18.221624.28245@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Date: 18 May 91 22:16:24 GMT
References: <13103@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
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In article <13103@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> heasley@hale.ifa.hawaii.edu (Jim Heasley) writes:
>		lpstat -p epson -l
>
>shows 
>
>printer epson waiting for auto-retry. available.
>	stopped with printer fault


I get this all the time under ESIX 3,2 Rev. D.  The solution?  One, make
*sure* that /dev/lp is linked to the correct lp[012] node.  If your
printer is supposed to be on lp1, the /dev/lp should be linked to /dev/lp1.

The other nonsense is that the printer must be on *before* you boot into
UNIX.  If it isn't, for some reason the OS never realizes the printer has
been connected when you turn it on.

Hope that helps,

Mike Hoffos
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