HP LaserJet 4050 help

[Wade Smart]

SteVe Cook wrote:
> Wade Smart wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
> That will just echo it to the screen. We're trying to send it to the 
> printer.
>
> Sorry, I forgot you had to be 'root' to do it.
>
> So
>
> # sudo su
>
> then
>
> # echo "Printer test" > /dev/lp0
> # echo "^L" > /dev/lp0
>
> This should print 'Printer test' and feed a sheet of paper.
>
> You could just do the last line which will just feed a sheet of paper 
> if you don't want to waste any.
>
> SteVe
07152007 1607 GMT-6 DST

Ok. Even with trying su I get Permission Denied.

wade