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Article #637Re: IBM Infoprinter 20 under Linux with lprng
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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:57
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:57
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No it`s not plug and play you dumbfuck. It`s help to fix what doesn`t work. It`s all free (so far) your contribution is always helpful! "Terryc" <newsfourspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote in message news:hkt3h7$b5b$1@speranza.aioe.org... > Looking for clubies on getting an IBm Info printer 20 running under Linux > Debian with lprng. > > Basically it has postscript so there shouldn't be any problems, but zip, > zilch nothing from it thru it or out of it in relationship to linux. > > Basically a hand me down that floated around as ballast in the vehicle > until the HP4v said it might need a couple of parts replacing. bugger > that, sothe Infoprt was lugged into the print area and connected up via > its TCP/IP jack. > > arp -s <ip-number> mac-address and various linx boxen were happily > piniging it. No luck with web interface, as it has a password set and > search engines don't return any concept of a default pass words for it. > > Investigate front panel and find I can set ip, netmask and gateway there, > so problem is solved. > > Rolled printool and zip, zilch nothing. > > Treid a second config on /dev/lp0 and after nothing thru the printtol > config, tried direct feeding various file thru /dev/lp0 and again zip > zilch nothing, Not a squark from printer. > > Meanwhile did the fudge config of a remote (non-workgrp) printer under > win2000 and ye olde test page is barfed up by printer with out a blink, > > Sigh, looking for clubies. > > And no, I don't want the brainless twit suggestion of upgrading to the > latest linux printing bloatware. This is a postscript printer dammit, it > shoud just work under linux lprng. > > T.I.A.
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