From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ohsmtp03.ogw.rr.com ([65.24.7.38]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 190tu6-0001y2-00 for ; Wed, 02 Apr 2003 20:52:34 -0500 Received: from cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com (cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com [24.33.3.115]) by ohsmtp03.ogw.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h331qUPv028855 for ; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 20:52:31 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 19:52:30 -0600 (CST) From: Adam Myrow To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: blazer still doesn't work In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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.