From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 10 07:47:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0936B37B404 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:47:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mired.org (ip68-97-54-220.ok.ok.cox.net [68.97.54.220]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 95EB343F75 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:47:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mwm-dated-1050418033.4b84c2@mired.org) Received: (qmail 57526 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2003 14:47:13 -0000 Received: from localhost.mired.org (HELO guru.mired.org) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.mired.org with SMTP; 10 Apr 2003 14:47:13 -0000 Received: by guru.mired.org (tmda-inject, from uid 100); Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:47:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <16021.33776.906320.161222@guru.mired.org> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:47:12 -0500 To: "Michael Sharp" In-Reply-To: <1067.192.168.1.4.1049935939.squirrel@probsd.org> References: <1067.192.168.1.4.1049935939.squirrel@probsd.org> X-Mailer: VM 7.07 under 21.1 (patch 14) "Cuyahoga Valley" XEmacs Lucid X-face: "5Mnwy%?j>IIV\)A=):rjWL~NB2aH[}Yq8Z=u~vJ`"(,&SiLvbbz2W`; h9L,Yg`+vb1>RG% *h+%X^n0EZd>TM8_IB;a8F?(Fb"lw'IgCoyM.[Lg#r\ From: Mike Meyer X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/0.73 (Jet Pilot) cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hp 940C wants a2ps-letter X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:47:16 -0000 In <1067.192.168.1.4.1049935939.squirrel@probsd.org>, Michael Sharp typed: > I have a HP Deskjet 940C and I have installed apsfilter, ghostscript-gnu > and all dependants. I ran the SETUP to apsfilter and chose the hpijs 940C > driver, restarted lpd and all went fine. However, I did notice on the > apsfilter install a2ps failed because its broken, but I recompiled without > it. > > When I try to print a simple ASCII file, the apsfilter logs say it cant > fine a2ps. > > Is there someone else out there with a HP Deskjet 940C that might suggest > an alternative printcap and apsfilterrc setting to get this printer > working? The 940C isn't a winprinter - you can print flat ascii files by printing them raw. That's one of the problems with apsfilter - it treats every printer as a winprinter. I use magicfilter instead of apsfilter. I'd be glad to send you my printcap entry and the dj940c-filter magicfilter script I use. Not only will this let you print flat ascii without having to convert it to postscript then to graphics, you'll be able to print PCL and PJL files. And it's a a lighter printer filter. If you really want to use apsfilter, you might try enscript instead of a2ps. You should replace the a2ps command in apsfilterrc with "enscript -p-". http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.