Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:29:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com> To: Caleb Walker <cwalker@powercomenergy.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing on an HP4050TN Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005030726220.99792-100000@harlie.bfd.com> In-Reply-To: <002e01bfb497$801340b0$3201a8c0@iscaleb>
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On Tue, 2 May 2000, Caleb Walker wrote: > This is my printcap file: > hp|hp1100|hp4050tn:\ > :sh:\ > :lp=:\ > :rm=publichp.powercom:\ > :rp=lp:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4050tn:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ > :if=/var/local/libexec/psif:\ > :mx#0:\ > :rs: > > Why does it not work? > When I print it says: > lpr: lp: unknown printer I can think of two possible problems. The first is that if you don't specify a printer, the lp commands default to the printer lp, which this isn't, so if this is your only printer and you're not specifying the name of this printer, that will happen. Second, and much less likely, I can't remember the printer names that the HP line supports. I use rp=text on my HP2100TN, so that unless I print PCL or PS, the printer assumes that I'm printing plain text, and gets the linefeeds right (as defined by unix conventions). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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