From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Doug M" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Can't Print with Emacs 21.2 on WindowsXP Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 21:23:36 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <3dcf1482$1_3@nopics.sjc> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1036982663 31257 80.91.224.249 (11 Nov 2002 02:44:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 02:44:23 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18B4Yo-00087o-00 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 2002 03:44:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18B4Up-00055C-00; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 21:40:15 -0500 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 125 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.129.239.217 Original-X-Trace: nopics.sjc 1036981378 64.129.239.217 (10 Nov 2002 18:22:58 -0800) Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!telocity-west!TELOCITY!nopics.sjc!not-for-mail Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:106911 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:3465 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:3465 Thanks for the suggestions. Very helpful! Turns out that the Windows XP supported Samsung ML-1430 laser printer does not work from the DOS command line interface. I suspect the driver was not written to support it. Samsung's unsatifactory reply to my inquery is below. I have not yet investigated whether printfile (http://www.lerup.com/printfile/) will work around this. ------Samsung-Support-Dialog----------------- This unit cannot print in DOS. This is very simple and straight forward. When making a major hardware purchase in the furture we advise varifing what its capibilities are, before making this type of investment. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ********** Don't Remove "[SN********]" from the title ************* When you inquire about our answer... With the Serial Number, we could identify your message. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [ You Wrote ] Dear Samsung Representative, Thanks for your reply. However, I cannot just buy another printer. I spent $200 on the ML-1340 and can't take it back since it has been too long. I would like to have known it handles Windows and Linux but not handle DOS! The DOS is emulated on Windows XP and who would have thought a printer would only print in Windows XP without using the DOS command line? Why does the ML-1340 not print from DOS of Windows XP? Is it just a lack of driver function? Other reason? I will consider posting my dissatisfaction on usenet and the web if Samsung does not convince me the technology barrier is more substantial than writing a DOS driver for the ML-1430. Thanks for your consideration, --Doug Morris --- Electronics wrote: > > This unit cannot print in DOS. > Please consider our other Printer Models, which do > support Dos printing, The ML-1250 or ML1650. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ********** Don't Remove "[SN********]" from the > title ************* > When you inquire about our answer... > With the Serial Number, we could identify your > message. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > [ You Wrote ] > Samsung, > > I do appreciate your support and got the ML-1430 to > work with RedHAt 7.3. > > The new problem is with the DOS emulation on Windows > XP. Quite simply, the DOS jobs are queue by Windows > XP and handed off to the ML-1430 laser printer. If > the printer is conserving power, it does warm up but > it does not ever print. Applications that use > Windows XP directly do print, however. > > To make it clearer, the following applications will > print: > * Word > * WordPad > * NotePad > > The following applications fail to print but do go > to the queue and do cause the printer to wake up if > resting: > * GNU Emacs 21.2.1 for Windows NT/XP on i386 > architecture. > * print on the DOS emulated command line. > * copy lpt1 > > I think it is a driver issue. What do you think and > what can I do? ------Samsung-Support-Dialog----------------- "Eli Zaretskii" wrote in message news:mailman.1036389991.1511.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org... > > On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Doug M wrote: > > > Can't print with emacs on WindowsXP. Other apps do. > > Can't find .emacs file, but found .emacs.d directory. Hmm? > > Made sure ps-printer-name and printer-name were set to one of "LPT1", "USB", > > and "USB001" with the printer connected as indicated. Did this with M-x > > set-variable. Looked with C-h v and noted descriptions. Also > > made sure lpr-command and ps-lpr-command were the empty string, i.e. "" . > > > > Looked in emacs manual (C-h i mEmacs) for instructions. Hence above > > approach. > > The Emacs manual has Windows-specific instructions in the node named > "MS-DOS Printing" (don't be turned off by its name: it's not only for > DOS). Did you read that as well? If so, did you try the port-capture > method or the "net use" method? > > Can you get a text file printed on that machine by typing this from the > DOS box: > > copy foo.txt lpt1 > > ? > >