Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:17:39 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: David Uhring <duhring@charter.net> Cc: "Justin W. Pauler" <jwpauler@jwpages.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Message-ID: <20000722161739.B236@parish> In-Reply-To: <00072208263702.00230@dave.uhring.com>; from duhring@charter.net on Sat, Jul 22, 2000 at 08:14:58AM -0500 References: <00072123420801.00237@pauler.lgtch02.fais.net> <00072200101801.00223@dave.uhring.com> <20000722120620.A236@parish> <00072208263702.00230@dave.uhring.com>
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On Sat, Jul 22, 2000 at 08:14:58AM -0500, David Uhring wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2000 at 12:05:34AM -0500, David Uhring wrote: > > > On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Justin W. Pauler wrote: > > > > Just CVSup'd last night, July 20th, after a complete re-install from my > > > > 4.0-RELEASE CD's. I then CVSup'd and built/installed the world and proceded to > > > > make me up a new kernel. Much to my surprise after I compiled everything, my > > > > system, as it has done many times before, would not compile the kernel with > > > > -ANY- USB devices what-so-ever. All that is in my kernel relating to USB is > > > > the following four lines: > > > > > > > > device uhci # UHCI controller > > > > device ohci # OHCI controller > > > > device usb # Generic USB code > > > > device ugen # Generic USB device driver > > > > > > > > Now if I attempt to compile this kernel with the code in, I get the following > > > > error when attempting to link the kernel: > > > > > > > > linking kernel > > > > usb_ethersubr.o: In function `usbintr': > > > > usb_ethersubr.o(.text+0x31): undefined reference to `ether_input' > > > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/src/sys/compile/PAULER. > > > > > > > > Therefore I am not able to compile any support for USB in my kernel at > > > > all. I have found this problem for awhile now and have not been able to > > > > correct it, even after a complete brand new CVS'up and reinstall. This is > > > > frustrating as I have several devices I would like to run on my system: > > > > > > > > Dell XPS Pentium II 233 w/MMX > > > > 96 MB RAM > > > > FreeBSD pauler.lgtch02.fais.net 4.1-RC FreeBSD 4.1-RC #0: > > > > Fri Jul 21 12:52:05 CDT 2000 > > > > > > > > Also, has anyone gotten a HP Deskjet Printer to -successfully- work in > > > > FreeBSD and X? I just received an HP Deskjet 610c, and after reading the > > > > handbook and other guides off the internet, installing ifhp, ghostscript and a > > > > mass of other utilities and filters, I can print from the console (plain text) > > > > fine. However, when I print from say netscape in X, I just get a bunch of > > > > postscript junk that my printer either can convert or doesn't understand. I > > > > know it is not a problem with the printer, as it works fine in Windows => > > > > > > > > Justin W. Pauler > > > > > > > You need to make /usr/ports/print/apsfilter. And it's a big make to > > > do the whole thing. Fundamentally, you need the ghostscript > > > interpreter for postscript. apsfilter converts various types of > > > output files to postscript and then uses ghostscript to convert the > > > ps to the PCL your printer needs. Netscape produces postscript (.ps) > > > files when you print a web page. > > > > > > > FWIW I have an HP 610C but I don't use apsfilter, just ghostscript. To > > make it print from Netscape (or any PS stuff) add this to > > /etc/printcap (either make it the default ``lp'' entry or set the > > PRINTER envar to ``hpdj''): > > > > hpdj|deskjet|Hewlett Packard DeskJet 610C:\ > > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/:mx#0:\ > > :if=/usr/local/libexec/hpif: > > > > The input filter, /usr/local/libexec/hpif, is this: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > # > > # hpif - Simple text input filter for lpd for HP-PCL based printers > > # Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hpif > > # > > # Simply copies stdin to stdout. Ignores all filter arguments. > > # Tells printer to treat LF as CR+LF. Ejects the page when done. > > > > # printf "\033&k2G" && cat && printf "\033&l0H" && exit 0 > > # exit 2 > > > > > > # > > # Read first two characters of the file > > # > > > > read first_line > > first_two_chars=`expr "$first_line" : '\(..\)'` > > > > if [ "$first_two_chars" = "%!" ]; then > > > > # > > # It is PostScript; use Ghostscript to scan-convert and print it. > > # > > # Note that PostScript files are actually interpreted programs, > > # and those programs are allowed to write to stdout, which will > > # mess up the printed output. So, we redirect stdout to stderr > > # and then make descriptor 3 go to stdout, and have Ghostscript > > # write its output there. Exercise for the clever reader: > > # capture the stderr output from Ghostscript and mail it back to > > # the user originating the print job. > > # > > exec 3>&1 1>&2 > > /usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dNOPAUSE -q \ > > -sDEVICE=cdj550 -sOutputFile=/dev/fd/3 - && exit 0 > > > > else > > > > # > > # Plain text or HP/PCL, so just print it directly; print a form > > # at the end to eject the last page. > > # > > printf "\033&k2G" && echo $first_line && cat && \ > > printf "\033&l0H" && exit 0 > > fi > > > > exit 2 > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, > > am I entitled to my money back? > > ________________________________________________________________ > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > > mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > Your filter has the gs output to /dev/fd/3. Well, I got that file from the Advanced Printing section in the handbook and just modified the ghostscript commands to suit my printer. The reason for using fd/3 is explained in the comments in the file (again from the handbook). > I have always output to > /dev/lpt0. In the script fd/3 is redirected to stdout, and the printf line is set to read stdin (``cat''). I guess both are equally valid > And the ESC char to make HP-812C understand Unix LF is > 033&k3G. The original question was about an HP 610C for which 033&k2G is correct (checking the PCL command list for the 610C it appears that *both* 2G and 3G are both valid for LF->CR/LF, the difference is that 3G does CR->CR/LF as well, for MAC users I guess). > If you print nothing but ASCII and Postscript, this is OK. > I sometimes have the need to print PDF, HTML, etc. For this purpose, > using apsfilter is really the simplest way to go. Fair comment. I would use Netscape for printing HTML and Acroread for PDF, both of which output PS. Obviously if you wish to print a file directly then something like apsfilter is required. > http://freebsd.org/ports/print.html now shows apsfilter-5.4.2. One > of the earlier versions, 5.2.0 IIRC, appeared to be broken, but > Andreas has a good one in 5.4.2. -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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