Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:06:55 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printcap configuration problem Message-ID: <20140718140655.27e43ebb.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <1405676044178-5929730.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1405676044178-5929730.post@n5.nabble.com>
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:34:04 -0700 (PDT), Beeblebrox wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Cups has been borked for some time, so I must use lpd. Several problems when
> configuring /etc/printcap however. So far what I have:
>
> 1 HP2100tn:rm=192.168.1.9:rp=RAW1:\
> 2 :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp2100:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
> 3 :if=/usr/local/libexec/lf2crlf:\
> 4 :mx#0:sh:
>
> The Problems:
> * Line 1 fails completely with "lpr: lp: unknown printer" when using any
> name other than "lp". Tried:
> NO: HP2100tn:lp=9100@192.168.1.9:rm=HP2100tn:\
> NO: HP2100tn:lp=9100@192.168.1.9:\
> WORKS: lp:lp=9100@192.168.1.9:rm=HP2100tn:\
> WORKS: lp:rm=192.168.1.9:rp=RAW1:\
This sounds normal. If no printer is given, "lp" is the name
that will be addressed. It is the _default_ printer name that
the lp* tools refer to. If your printer is named differently,
you need to specify -P<name> according to the printcap entry.
You can also define $PRINTER (for example in /etc/csh.cshrc
globally) with the name of the printer.
For example, I have this setting (among others):
Laserjet|ljet4d;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=a4;m=auto:\
:rm=192.168.100.100:\
:rp=raw:\
:lp=:\
:if=/opt/libexec/ps2pcl-dup.sh:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/Laserjet:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/Laserjet/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/Laserjet/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
It's my default printer, so I set $PRINTER to "Laserjet", and
when I invoke lpr, lpq or lprm, this printer's queue will be
used. For my nondefault printers, I have to use
# lpq -PLaserjet-nodup
for example, but I hardly do this. :-)
In your case, $PRINTER would have to be set to "HP2100tn", or
you use -PHP2100tn (at least for testing).
> * I need to specify below options. Placing in /etc/printcap (line 1) as
> lp;r=300x300;q=draft;c=gray;p=a4;m=auto:\
> :rm=192.168.1.9:rp=RAW1:\
> results in the same "unknown printer" error. I need to either find the
> correct syntax for printcap [...]
See "man printcap" for this.
> [...] or I could modify /usr/local/libexec/lf2crlf,
> which has:
> #!/bin/sh
> CR=$'\r'
> /usr/bin/sed -e "s/$/${CR}/g"
>
> ## will A4 size info here work?
> #page_width=
> #page_height=
> #border=
>
> Printer: HP LaserJat 2100, PS-level-2
A Postscript printer? Excellent, this should work without any
problems. But I don't see how modifying the printer filter
should help...
Anyway, consult
http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/lpdprinting.html
for more helpful advice. :-)
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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