Carl Turney <carl@boms.com.au> writes:
And I vaguely recall how I'd do it in MSDOS: Create a batch file that contains the line... copy resetprn.txt lpt1:
But I'm not sure how to ... 1. - identify my printer (as a target) within the Linux filesystem 2. - make a similar shell script into an executable icon on my desktop
Good printers you address as hosts on the net, using LPD or IPP (i.e. they run LPD or cups inside themselves). Thus: "nc printer.example.net ipp < payload", except you probably need to hold an actual IPP conversation rather than just shoving bytes at it. Bad printers have USB or something. I don't know about them. Your problem is probably that the driver you're using is crap, because NOBODY understands PPD and the whole thing is cargo-culted. Try using the generic pxlmono driver.