[cups.general] Has anyone got CUPS -> HP JetDirect 170x -> dot matrix printer working?

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 20:58 -0400, somebody wrote:
> I have an older Tally 6250 dot matrix printer connected to an HP
> JetDirect 170x print server.  It's defined as listed below.

I've got a couple dozen dot-matrix printers connected to various models
of JetDirect's.  They all work without a hitch.

> Using CUPS 1.2.10 under Fedora Core 6, the best I've been
> able to do is print garbage to the printer.  I've tried
> numerous drivers and have foomatic installed.  Can someone
> tell me what configuration will work with this setup?

Have you verified that your printer isn't junk?

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