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rknebel@mail.microserve.net writes:
>
> Hi,
> I have my HP deskjet printer working for printing text files.
> I use the filter example from the freebsd handbook using ghostscript for
> printing postscript.
> Every time I try to print from Netscape or a image from xv my printer
> spews out a bunch of ghostscript error messages.
> Can anyone give me a hand?

Start by printing one of the problem images to a Postscript file. Then
for kicks, view it with ghostscript. Then try manually invoking the gs
command with < input.ps > output.hp. Can you do that without the errors?
Once you can, try "lpr output.hp". And when it all works, put it together
in the filter you specifed in /etc/printcap.
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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
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