Embroidery machine as "Generic Printer"

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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 :)

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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 :)

[theYinYeti]

Hello,

 

It may mean that you are simply denied access :) Try as root maybe.

 

Yves.

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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 :)