Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:19:32 -0600 (MDT) From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@glacier.cold.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Postscript Printing problems (printcap) Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.961022151457.5164A-100000@glacier.cold.org>
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I am experiencing a very odd problem. The first file I send to the
printer will print fine. Any subsequent files will not print, and the
light on the priter will blink indefinitely. However, I accidentally
stumbled upon something that causes it to continue to print other things.
If I run tip on the same device as the lpd is using, I get echo'd output
of the subsequent files I print and everything works (??).
Printer: Apple Laserwriter II NTX
/etc/printcap entry:
lp|ps|PS|S|Apple|Apple LaserWriter IINTX:\
:sh:\
:mx=0:\
:br#9600:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/isp:\
:lp=/dev/ttydl:\
:if=/usr/local/libexec/psif:\
:lf=/var/log/isp.log:
/etc/remote entry:
printer:dv=/dev/ttydl:br#9600:pa=none
I can print a file with 'lpr file.ps' and it will print. Doing the same
again it does not print, and the light blinks indefinitely. However if I
type 'tip printer' I see all of the output of the second file, with the
printer's responses etc as it parses/compiles the file, ending with the
appropriate 'showpage' and subsequent printing.
WHY is it doing this?? In /etc/rc.serial I am setting the device as
simply 'default l'.
-Brandon Gillespie
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