Re: Re: [Thinkpad] Win98 on 600X won't print

It thinks the printer is offline, turn the printer on, check that the cables
are attached, check that the cables are attached, check that the cables are
attached (getting the point?) uncheck the "use printer offline" box
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net>
To: <amblan57@verizon.net>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Thinkpad] Win98 on 600X won't print

> Everything is stuck in the printer queue, even if I print from the command
line to LPT1.
>
> When I click Print in an ap, there is a note to the effect that several
items are
> waiting in queue; "user invervention"
>
> No idea what to do. Everything is stuck in both parallel and serial
printer queues.
>
> Jeffrey Race
> On Tue, 4 May 2004 10:23:59 -0500, amblan57@verizon.net wrote:
>
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> >Hello:
> >
> >Assuming the issue is to troubleshoot the hookup, I would go to a dos
prompt and type in the
> following:
> >
> >echo hello > LPT1:
> >
> >or
> >
> >echo hello > COM<X>:
> >
> >where X can be the appropriate numeric for the COM port your printer is
connected to (1-4,
> usually)
> >
> >With the first connection point there are typically no user settings;
with the second you will
> most likely have to set the Baud Rate, parity, number of bits, etc, i.e.
'match' up these values
> with the settings Windows 98 configures for this (usually 9600 N 8 1, i.e.
9600 bits/s No parity,
> 8 data bits 1 Stop bit)
> >
> >To eject the paper you may have to issue a form feed, i.e.
> >
> >ctrl L
> >
> >or in actual keystrokes
> >
> >^L (Shift 6 and uppercase L) i.e.
> >
> >echo ^L > LPT1:
> >
> >If this works, then you have validated connectivity. Next, you should
experiment with the
> appropriate GUI interface, i.e. the Printer driver display page, the Print
Spool Window
> interface, etc.
>
>
>
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