Default Printer

Joe Pollock josephj at buffnet.net
Sat Mar 29 12:32:12 EST 2003


My system seems to have no default printer.
I have an HP Deskjet 895C on the parallel port.

parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
parport0: irq 7 detected
parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 895C
lp0: using parport0 (polling).

HP's driver is there, but I don't know how to get it to do anything.

[bigbird at localhost bigbird]$ hpijs -h

Hewlett-Packard Co. Inkjet Server 1.3.1
Copyright (c) 2001-2003, Hewlett-Packard Co.
[bigbird at localhost bigbird]$

When I try to print from applications, the Deskjet isn't an option - only 
print to file etc.

gs -h lists support for Deskjet 890C.

What do I do next?

Thanks.

Joe





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