From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 30 11:16:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA14323 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:16:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail4.svr.freeserve.net (mail4.svr.freeserve.net [195.92.193.211]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA14314 for ; Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:16:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from c.raven@ukonline.co.uk) Received: from modem-55.nickel.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.136.13.183] helo=ukonline.co.uk) by mail4.svr.freeserve.net with esmtp (Exim 2.05iplimit-2 #4) id 0zZK1m-0004l4-00; Fri, 30 Oct 1998 19:16:06 +0000 Message-ID: <363A1065.425859F4@ukonline.co.uk> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 19:15:49 +0000 From: Christopher Raven Organization: CIAN X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.7-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dick Griffin CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: printing problems References: <199810301911.OAA29405@vader.ed.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dick Griffin wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm trying to make a HP LaserJet II work with FreeBSD 2.2.6. > > every time i test the printer, it wakes up, and roles out 3 blank sheets of > paper, > > I've read the material, but can't figure this out, > > Can you help? > > dg > What are you testing it with? Postscript or ascii files? If the Printer is not postscript and you are trying to print postscript, you will need to install Ghostscript from the ports collection. If you are installing Ghostscript the apsfilter port is a *must* as well ~ it will set up the printing with much less hair loss. Chris R. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message