If you are connected to the printer over a network | Verify the proper device is selected in the virtual device. See The printer driver is unable to find the network printer. Try using the Print utilities to print directly to the printer. Example: send_network -f /etc/hosts hostname Replace hostname with the appropriate hostname of the printer. If this prints, recreate the virtual device and print queue. Restart the lpsched or lpd process. See the documentation for your operating system.
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If you are connected to the printer locally | Verify the proper device is selected in the virtual device. Make sure the parallel, serial, or USB cable is working and is securely connected at both ends. If you are printing over a serial cable, verify the serial setting in the virtual device matches the printer.
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If you are using a Sun Solaris SPARC system | Check to see if the parallel device is a bpp type. If it is, make sure bpp device is selected. If it is not, make sure bpp device is not selected. Try using the Print utilities to print directly to the printer. Example: send_parallel -f /etc/hosts /dev/lp0 Replace /dev/lp0 with the appropriate device file name. If this prints correctly, recreate the virtual device and print queue. Try printing directly to the device to see if the problem is with the communication of the server to the printer or the print queue. Example: cat /etc/hosts >> /dev/lp0 Replace /dev/lp0 with the appropriate device file name. If this prints correctly, re-create the virtual device and print queue. If it does not print, the problem is with the device, cable, or printer. Restart the lpsched or lpd process. See the documentation for your operating system.
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