Re: embossing files

[Igor Gueths <igueths@attbi.com>]

Chuck what kind of embosser do you have? I haven't had any luck getting it
to work yet. Yet my print printer (hp400) works with no problems when I
specify -Pqueue1 which is configured in /etc/printcap. I tried lpr
filename while the Blazer was connected directly to the parport and it
didn't work. Would it have something to do with the msg I get which is:
lp0: compatibility mode? I get this every time I print with queue1 set,
and it still prints fine. However the embosser is a different story. It
doesn't work at all.

May you code in the power of the source,
may the kernel, libraries, and utilities be with you,
throughout all distributions until the end of the epoch.

On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 igueths@attbi.com wrote:

> Hi Chuck. Ok I will try that. Currently in printcap I have params set for my
> print printer. I got the embosser to work at one point but at that time I
> didn't have a translator, which I have now (using nfbtrans atm). I will also
> try connecting the Blazer directly to the parport and see what happens there.
> This switch I am currently using possibly requires two printers to be connected
> to it for it to work properly, so better connect that print printer again!
> > On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 igueths@attbi.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Chuck. Do yo uhave anything related to the blazer set up in /etc/printcap?
> > > Or do you use some kind of raw option which you pass to lpr?
> >
> > Neither one. I just type "lpr filename" and away it goes. My
> > system is a Slackware 8.1 distro, and my braille files are
> > produced by tbrl, but they are clean ascii with no control codes
> > other than LF and FF characters.
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > > Igor,
> > > > On my system the lpr command does that nicely.
> > > > Chuck
> > > > On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Igor Gueths wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all. How would I go about go about embossing translated files I
> > > > > translated with nfbtrans? I tried catting the file to /dev/lp0 but the
> > > > > Blazer didn't start embossing. Do I need to send it some handshake
> > > > > sequence for it to start printing? Has anyone gotten this to work if so
> > > > > how? Thanks!
> > > > >
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