Need help configuring a serial impact printer with Ubuntu 7.10

[Johan Pretorius]

> Johan Pretorius wrote:
> | We are currently investigating the viability of Linux for a “Point of
> sale
> | System”. Our current point of sale is using Epson TMU220 Slip
> printers
> with
> | a serial interface (this is also based on Linux but the Application
> simply
> | writes directly to the Serial port (rather than using CUPS/LPD).
> |
> | I have gone as far as trying to configure the printer with System →
> Admin
> | → Printing, but I cannot get the printer to work - Ubuntu keeps on
> telling
> | me that the printer may be disconnected.
> |
> | Does anyone have any pointers on how to get this sort of printer to
> work
> | (the open printing database says that this printer is supported, but
> I
> | cannot figure out how to make it work with CUPS)
> |
> | Thanks
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
>
> did you set it up under the cups web config at localhost:631?
>
>
>
>
> - --
> Steve Reilly
>
> http://reillyblog.com
>
> Brilliant! The web interface to configure printers told me straight
> away
> that there is a problem with the Serial port (Permissions) - This was
> easily
> fixed.
>
> Now the printer is printing, but it's printing garbage. I know that
> when I
> cat something to the serial port that it actually works fine (this is
> when
> it is a plain text file) but printing a plain text file seems to print
> garbage (no idea where the formatting comes from). I will try the plain
> text
> driver to see if it works. Please let me know if you have any more
> pointers
> for me.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
Just tried the Text only driver and there is still a lot of garbage (rather
than readable text) printed. Any ideas?



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