From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 9 00:44:07 2005 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 4F9C016A4E6 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 00:44:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from n126.sc0.cp.net (fh023.dia.cp.net [64.97.160.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFCBA43D8C for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 00:44:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from modelt20@canada.com) Received: from smtp.sc0.cp.net (64.97.131.2) by n126.sc0.cp.net (7.0.038) (authenticated as modelt20@canada.com) id 4269591100250B20 for freeBSD-questions@freeBSD.org; Mon, 9 May 2005 00:44:06 +0000 Received: from [24.208.85.39] by mail.canada.com with HTTP; Mon, 09 May 2005 00:44:05 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freeBSD-questions@freeBSD.org From: modelt20@canada.com X-Sent-From: modelt20@canada.com Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 00:44:05 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles) X-Mailer: Web Mail 6.1.7-3.4_1 Message-Id: <20050509004406.27443.fh050.wm@smtp.sc0.cp.net> Subject: Unable to set up LPD to use a HP Laserjet 5p in freeBSD 5.3 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: Mon, 09 May 2005 00:44:07 -0000 Hello I`m trying to install my HP laserjet 5p on freebsd 5.3. The printer doesn`t understand postscript. I`ve read the handbook and installed ghostscript and lpd. I changed rc.conf to start lpd for each system boot. dmesg printer part looks like this: ppbus0: HP ENHANCED PCL5,PJL lpt0: on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: on ppbus printcap looks like this: lp|HP Laserjet 5P:\ :sh:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd:\ :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ :if=/etc/lpfilter: Whenever I try to print to the printer, I get an error status on the printer that the owners manual calls a "Data Error" (two lights on the panel). The 'Go' button must be pressed repeatedly to get the page to print; and it doesn't look complete. I've used several of the lpfilters from the ports collection, but none seems to work. Has anyone set up this printer model to work in freeBSD 5.3 and can shed some light on what I have done wrong? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.