DogTags Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Do you think there would be a way to have data print straight from a browser screen to the "generic" printer like the embroidery machine? This would solve lots-o-problems Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTags Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 This is a guess only, but it seems that unlike in Linux where "generic printer" usually refers to a PostScript printer, in Windows "generic printer" refers to a device that takes raw data (eg: ASCII). If that is indeed so, you could try and send the data directly to the "printer", this way: cat datafile.txt >/dev/lp0 assuming your embroidery machine is connected to the /dev/lp0 (aka. LPT1) port. Yves. 1. I installed the machine on the LPT1 port and turned it on, then rebooted the lin box. 2. I then created a simple text file with the data formatted as the embroidery machine requires 3. I then opened a terminal, navigated to the dir with that file in it, and ran cat datafile.txt >/dev/lp0 but I got the following error: cat datafile.txt >/dev/lp0 bash: /dev/lp0: Permission denied What does the above mean? Is the embroidery machine not being recognized? Many thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hello, It may mean that you are simply denied access :) Try as root maybe. Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTags Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'd like to install Wine so that I can run my critical Win apps. If I do so, will this allow the 'generic printer' be like a Win generic printer or would it still be a Lin generic printer ? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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