On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Jay Nelson wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 08:09:27PM +0100, Florence HENRY wrote:
> >
> > > teTeX is configured to use $VARTEXFONTS. The easiest way to get things
> > > running is 'mkdir -p /var/spool/texfonts; mktexlsr'.
> > >
> > > Alternately, run texconfig and repoint $VARTEXFONTS to a new location
> > > where you have more space.
> >
> > Thanks, but I already did that. The fonts are recreated successfully (if I
> > can trust the log file), but it just does not print anymore...
>
> Since lpr has nothing to do with /var/spool/texfonts, I suspect that,
> since you reinstalled teTeX you're configuration is out of sync with
> reality. When dvips can't find it's fonts, it generally creates a page
> much like you describe. Did you use texconfig to reconfigure? Did you
> reset the mode to the correct printer?

Problem is solved : dvips was indeed configured in a wrong way.
In addition, the printer was working oddly, and that is why I was so
confused. Resetting it fixed the whole thing.

Thanks.

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Florence HENRY
florence.henry@obspm.fr