HP LaserJet 4050 help

[Wade Smart]

Wade Smart wrote:
> SteVe Cook wrote:
>   
>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>     
>>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>>       
>>>>>>> I was just given a HP LaserJet 4050. Its great. But, I cant get 
>>>>>>> it to run on Fiesty. Its connected via parallel cable. I clicked 
>>>>>>> on Printers under System, clicked New Printer. It found it and 
>>>>>>> installed. When I clicked Print Test Page nothing happened. It is 
>>>>>>> seeing the configuration of the printer but isnt printing. In the 
>>>>>>> Wiki someone said it was working under 5.04 so I know it works. 
>>>>>>> The hpijs files are already installed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>> Just a thought have you tried some thing like
>> echo "Printer test" > dev/lp0
>> echo "^l" > /dev/lp0
>>
>> To see if that prints.
>>
>> Clear any outstanding jobs first
>>
>> SteVe
>>     
> 07152007 1503 GMT-6 DST
>
> I shut down and checked my BIOS but I didnt see anything that would 
> indicate that I should be looking for something there.
>
> I tried the echo:
> wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ echo "Printer test" > /dev/lp0
> bash: /dev/lp0: Permission denied
>
> So I tried sudo echo ....Permission denied.
>
> Does that make any sense?
>
> wade
>   
07152007 1510 GMT-6 DST

Ok. Stupid me. I got it.
wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ echo "Printer Test" /dev/lp0
Printer Test /dev/lp0

Did that tell us anything? It just echoed to the screen.

wade