Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 16:38:52 +0200 From: tollallenamensindbelegt@t-online.de To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: can't print postscript files Message-ID: <20030522143851.GA729@lisa.home.net>
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Hi I,
had configure my /etc/printcap like the example in the freebsd handbook but I'm not
able to print postscript files I thing I have a little misstake in the gs section in this script
/usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 because I can print plaintext files.
my printer is a brother HL-730
could any one give me the answer where is the misstake that I'm not able to print ps file.
thanks!!!
best regards
Michael Bohn
mailto: tollallenamensindbelegt@t-online.de
/etc/printcap
#
lp|brother730:\
:sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/brother730:\
:lp=/dev/lpt0:\
:if=/usr/local/libexec/hl7x0:\
:df=/usr/local/libexec/psdf:
#
#################################################################
#!/bin/sh
#
# ifhp - Print Ghostscript-simulated PostScript on a DeskJet 500
# Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0
#
# Treat LF as CR+LF:
#
printf "\033&k2G" || exit 2
#
# Read first two characters of the file
#
IFS="" read -r first_line
first_two_chars=`expr "$first_line" : '\(..\)'`
if [ "$first_two_chars" = "%!" ]; then
# It is PostScript; use Ghostscript to scan-convert and print it.
#
# Note that PostScript files are actually interpreted programs,
# and those programs are allowed to write to stdout, which will
# mess up the printed output. So, we redirect stdout to stderr
# and then make descriptor 3 go to stdout, and have Ghostscript
# write its output there. Exercise for the clever reader:
# capture the stderr output from Ghostscript and mail it back to
# the user originating the print job.
#
exec 3>&1 1>&2
/usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=hl7x0 \
-sOutputFile=/dev/lpt0 - && exit 0
else
#
# Plain text or HP/PCL, so just print it directly; print a form feed
# at the end to eject the last page.
#
echo "$first_line" && cat && printf "\033&l0H" &&
exit 0
fi
exit 2
###########################################################################
bash-2.05b# cd /var/spool/lpd
bash-2.05b# ls -l
total 14
-rw-r----x 1 daemon daemon 4 22 Mai 15:07 .seq
drwxr-xr-x 2 daemon daemon 1024 22 Mai 16:08 brother730
-rw-rw-r-- 1 daemon daemon 25 22 Mai 15:07 lock
drwxr-xr-x 2 daemon daemon 512 21 Mai 12:42 lp
-rw-rw-r-- 1 daemon daemon 27 22 Mai 15:07 status
############################################################################
bash-2.05b# pwd
/usr/local/libexec
bash-2.05b# ls -la
total 2732
drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 512 21 Mai 13:38 .
drwxr-xr-x 15 root wheel 512 16 Mai 23:27 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 16 Mai 21:26 autoconf213
drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 16 Mai 21:26 automake14
drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 16 Mai 20:08 cups
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 16 Mai 20:51 emacs
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18492 3 Jan 13:17 grmt
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1205 22 Mai 16:20 hl7x00
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 196 21 Mai 12:47 if-simple
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 15460 21 Mai 13:37 lprps
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2699888 17 Mai 07:27 mysqld
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 64 22 Mai 15:06 necp6-iso-filter
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 199 21 Mai 13:22 psdf
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4832 21 Mai 13:37 psif
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 42 21 Mai 13:37 psif-ps
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 66 21 Mai 13:37 psif-text
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7396 21 Mai 13:37 psof
drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 16 Mai 20:04 w3m
bash-2.05b#
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