Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 11:37:40 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: jason <jason@welsh.dynip.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printing text with deskjet 842 Message-ID: <20000828113740.A254@parish> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10008262041050.82958-100000@welsh.dynip.com>; from jason@welsh.dynip.com on Sat, Aug 26, 2000 at 08:43:00PM -0400 References: <20000827005328.A255@parish> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10008262041050.82958-100000@welsh.dynip.com>
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On Sat, Aug 26, 2000 at 08:43:00PM -0400, jason wrote: > woo hoo! that worked.. kinda. I got the correct print test, i.e. > !"#$%&'()*+,-./01234 > "#$%&'()*+,-./012345 > #$%&'()*+,-./0123456 > $%&'()*+,-./01234567 > %&'()*+,-./012345678 > > but I got a page of gibberish before that page printed.. ;) > actually, I think it was the header page. I saw where to disable that > somewhere.. > You need ``:sh:'' in your printcap entry, which you have, so it shouldn't be the burst page. > > thanks for the help. > > regards, > Jason > > > -- > ======================================================================= > | Jason Welsh jason@welsh.dynip.com | If you think there's | > | | good in everybody, you | > | http://welsh.dynip.com/ | haven't met everybody. | > ======================================================================= > > > On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > -questions added to Cc: > > > > You should leave -questions in the Cc: because there is no guarantee > > that I can solve your problem and others following the thread may be > > able to, but not if they don't see the thread. > > > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2000 at 05:07:09PM -0400, jason wrote: > > > well, I saw that example and tried it and it didnt work. I tried it > > > again.. > > > Heres exactly what I have in that file > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > # > > > # ifhp - Print Ghostscript-simulated PostScript on a DeskJet 500 > > > # Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hpif > > > > > > # > > > # Treat LF as CR+LF: > > > # > > > printf "\033&k2G" && cat && printf "\033&l0H" && exit 0 > > > > > > any other suggestsions? should it really be that simple? > > > do you have an hp printer that this is working with? > > > > > > > Yes, an HP 610C. I d/l a PCL command list from HP's website, > > http://www.hp.com, which confirms these ESC sequences as the correct > > ones, for my printer at least. Perhaps you should check your printer > > out there, although I doubt that such basic functionality will differ > > between different models. > > > > Did you try my filter file on your system? > > > > My /etc/printcap entry is: > > > > hpdj|deskjet|Hewlett Packard DeskJet 610C:\ > > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/:mx#0:\ > > :if=/usr/local/libexec/hpif: > > > > > > > thanks for your time and suggestions. > > > > > > regards, > > > Jason > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ======================================================================= > > > | Jason Welsh jason@welsh.dynip.com | If you think there's | > > > | | good in everybody, you | > > > | http://welsh.dynip.com/ | haven't met everybody. | > > > ======================================================================= > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 4.4 - The number of the Beastie > > ________________________________________________________________ > > 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark > > mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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