Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:33:34 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: ajphanks@comcast.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printing to a Lanier LD160c does not work Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0810161712570.3655@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <101620082036.391.48F7A5DA0009DFCD0000018722120207849C05020E089F060E@comcast.net> References: <101620082036.391.48F7A5DA0009DFCD0000018722120207849C05020E089F060E@comcast.net>
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2008, ajphanks@comcast.net wrote:
> I am trying to setup a Lanier LD160c (admincolor) that has a network
> interface. I am new to FreeBSD and tried to follow the handbook. I
> am able to print to a HP 5SI (corp-admin) with no problems. There are
> no errors in the lpd-errs and the file is drained from the queue, but
> the printer does not print anything. And this is a working printer to
> Windows. lpr -P admincolor testfile.txt
>
> printcap:
> corp-admin|hp|laserjet|Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5Si:\
> :lp=\
> :sd=/var/spool/output/corp-admin:rm=corp-admin:\
> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
> :if=/usr/local/libexec/crlfilter:sh:tr=\f:mx#0:
>
> admincolor|hp|laserjet|LANIER LD160c RPCS:\
> :lp=\
> :sd=/var/spool/output/admincolor:rm=admincolor:\
> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
Note here that in the second entry you don't have the :sh: and :mx#0:
entries. No :if=: either, but maybe that's because you don't need an
input filter for this printer.
At first guess, this printer may be touchy about the print queue name.
That's the :rp=: parameter, which is not here at all. There are a
couple of KB entries on the Lanier site that say to use "lp".
printcap entries are easier to read if you put one option per line:
admincolor:\
:lp=:\
:sh:\
:mx#0:\
:rm=admincolor:\
:rp=lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/output/admincolor:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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