blazer still doesn't work

[igueths at attbi.com]

Hi Adam. I did try that when I was using an earlier kernel and that didn't 
work. Meaning I connected the blazer directly to the lp0. I tried 2 different 
cables, and both the cables appeared to be working as they should. I also 
reversed the ink printer, meaning I put it on the port that is used by the 
embosser to make sure the switch wasn't bad, and the ink printer still worked. 
However, I will still try your sugggestion as it may very well work on the 
later kernel. Hmm. I wonder if the blazer expects a crlf pair and that is why 
it prints fine when data is sent to lpt1 in Dos? Because there is actually an 
auto-linefeed option that I may turn on. I believe this might give the Blazer 
the crlf it expects in order to start printing. 
> On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Igor Gueths wrote:
> 
> > Hi Adam. Apparently your test worked, I just hadn't thought of trying
> > that. And now the question is why does it not work on Linux? I checked
> > syslog like I said I was going to in a previous post, however there were
> > no relevant entries. I wonder if the blazer rqeuires a cr/lf before it can
> > print anything?
> 
> Well, how about trying the exact same file sent to /dev/lp0 under Linux
> with the Blazer directly connected to the computer instead of through the
> switch?  As you probably know, Linux/Unix uses just a linefeed for a new
> line whereas DOS/Windows use the CR/LF pair to indicate new lines.  By
> trying the same file, you would be assured that it contains CR/LF pairs
> for new lines.  Here's another thing to keep in mind.  If you don't
> specify a printer with the lpr command, it defaults to whatever the first
> printer is usually.  I'm guessing that you would want some sort of "raw"
> option to create a printcap for an embosser.  That is, you want to tell
> the software to pass the data straight through with no attempt at
> translation or formatting.  In Slackware I use APSfilter.  It lets you
> create an entry like this which I have used on a Samba server so that
> Windows could talk to the printer directly and it works quite well for
> that.  Until you actually get it working with "cat file >/dev/lp0," don't
> even think about lpr.  It's best to start simple and work up from there.
> If it turns out that the file will print if it has CR/LF pairs, look in
> the Blazer's setup menu for an option to turn on auto-linefeeds or
> similar.  Good luck.
> 
> 
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