From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 23 06:42:06 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA26263 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 06:42:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pyxis.dnaent.com (pyxis.dnaent.com [206.50.94.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA26239 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 06:42:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dnaent.com (uucp@localhost) by pyxis.dnaent.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with UUCP id IAA23828; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 08:28:30 -0500 Received: from terrell.dnaent.com (terrell.dnaent.com [192.168.1.83]) by renner.dnaent.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA29998; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 08:35:06 -0500 Message-ID: <32469443.237C228A@dnaent.com> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 08:44:35 -0500 From: Chuck Kelly Organization: DNA Enterprises, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: CombsSF@salem.ge.com CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer Header (Banner) Pages References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thanks for your help. The telnet idea worked on all but one of my printers. I'll need to upgrade its firmware to get the banner page option. Chuck Stephen F. Combs wrote: > > Chuck, > 1) you can telnet to the HP printer and disable header generation. > Unfortunately, this only works until the next time the printer is reset. > 2) you can invoke lpr as 'lpr -h'. This will stop the flag page. > > Other than that I don't know of any way. > > ---- > Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM > GE Industrial Systems Voice: 540.387.8828 > Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM > 1501 Roanoke Blvd FAX: 540.387.7106 > Salem, VA 24153 LapTop: CombsSF-Mobile@Salem.GE.COM > > On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, Chuck Kelly wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:02:06 -0500 > > From: Chuck Kelly > > To: questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Printer Header (Banner) Pages > > > > When using FreeBSD, I print to an HP Network printer. I cannot seem to > > disable the header page that comes out. > > > > Here's my printcap entry: > > > > # Remote Printer Entry > > lp|ps|PS|S|hplj4m1|Upstairs LaserJet Spooler:\ > > :sh:lp=:rm=hplj4m1.dnaent.com:rp=lp:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd > > > > I have the "SH" (Suppress Header) included in the entry. Any ideas? I > > found all kinds of documentation on customizing the header page but none > > on disabling it. > > > > I don't have this problem when printing to printers physically attached > > to a FreeBSD machine. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Chuck > > > > > > -- > > Chuck Kelly > > Systems Administrator > > DNA Enterprises, Inc. > > ckelly@dnaent.com > > http://www.dnaent.com > > -- Chuck Kelly Systems Administrator DNA Enterprises, Inc. ckelly@dnaent.com http://www.dnaent.com