Troubleshooting and More Information
I'll offer some general tips on troubleshooting printing and then give some pointers to more information. You should not have trouble with printing under Linux, but if you can't seem to get started, try some of these hints:
Make sure your printer cable is properly connected to your computer and printer.
Make sure your printer is on.
Ensure that you have specified lpd service. Ensure that the lpd daemon is running; you can try using the ntsysv command as root to ensure the service is started the next time you boot Linux, or you can use the command:
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd start
Make sure the kernel daemon is active. (This loads the printer driver module when needed.)
Ensure you have the parport.o, parport_pc.o ...
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