Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 21:12:11 +0100 (MET) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: tianlin@iguana.ruralnet.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP: DEClasser printing Message-ID: <199510312012.VAA08034@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <199510310925.CAA01099@localhost> from "Tianlin WANG" at Oct 31, 95 02:25:49 am
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> > Recently, I purchased DEClasser 5100 printer. I hooked it up through > parallele port to my Pentium 100 with FreeBSD 2.1.0-950726-SNAP and > DOS installed. I set postscript as the default mode. Under DOS, > the printer works fine. This indicates that printer itself and > interface cable connection have no problem. Under BSD, however, > I cannot get postscript file out to printer. The problem is that > when I send a postscript file usng lpr try.ps, the computer send a > signal to printer that READY button in priter is brinking and > waiting. However, lpd never sends the queued job to the priter. > I notice lpd is running and I can use lpc successfully. > > I would really appreciate any hints. I have already spent > two days on this problem with no solution. The following is my > printcap and the like > > # @(#)printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90 > > lp|local DEClasser 5100:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: add a :mx#0: (this does not cure your problem but it's a measure you will need anyway). Do you have any diagnosis messages in /var/log/lpd-errs? Can you send plain text to the printer? > > > > /usr/bin ll lp* > -r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3022 Jul 27 03:50 lp > -r-sr-sr-x 1 root daemon 16384 Jul 27 03:50 lpq > -r-sr-sr-x 1 root daemon 20480 Jul 27 03:50 lpr > -r-sr-sr-x 1 root daemon 16384 Jul 27 03:50 lprm > > > /usr/sbin ll lpd > -r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 40960 Jul 27 03:50 lpd > > > > /dev ll lp* > crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 128 Aug 8 19:46 lpctl0 > crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 129 Aug 8 19:46 lpctl1 > crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 130 Aug 8 19:46 lpctl2 > crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 0 Oct 30 11:57 lpt0 > crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 1 Aug 8 19:46 lpt1 > crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 2 Aug 8 19:46 lpt2 > > > Best Regards > Tianlin Wang > Newsham Hybrids (USA) Inc. E-mail tianlin@iguana.ruralnet.net > P.O. Box 316 Phone (719) 829-4730 (office) > Wiley, CO 81092 Fax (719) 829-4620 (office) > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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