I have a RedHat 6.1 Deluxe Operating system installed on a separate harddrive. The other harddrive uses windows NT 4.0. I have an HP Laserjet 5MP printer directly attached to my Dell stand-alone workstation Parallel Port The printer works flawlessly with the Windows operating system, but cannot get it to work with the Linux system. I have used the GXedit tool to insert the suggested fix in the /etc/conf.modules file, whose contents now read: control-panel core mail nsmail alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc as directed by your recommended fix. I have configured the PrintTool for a "Local Printer" and follows: Names: lp Spool Directory: /var/spool/lpd/lp File limit in Kb: 0 Printer Device: /dev/lp1 Input Filter Select: *auto*-PostScript (I found no other printer name that seemed to better match the HP LaserJet 5MP) When I try to send a test message, either with the ASCII or the Postscript Test page, I get the following error message: "Error printing tyest page to queu lp" "Error reason: lpr: connect: Connection refused jobs queud, but cannot start daemon." CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO? I'VE PLAYED AROUND WITH THIS FOR HOURS, NOW, TRYING DIFFERENT PRINTER DEVICE NAMES, AS SUGGESTED BY YOUR HELP PROGRAM, BUT NOTHING WORKS. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE PRINTER! PLEASE ADVISE. THIS IS A SERIOUS NUISANCE.
Looks like your lpd isn't running. Make sure you're using the latest lpr package from errata (0.50, I think) and run /etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd stop ; /etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd start