Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 07:47:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Madison <root@tippy.vnet.net> To: Daniel Baker <dbaker@baker.err.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing with HP Deskjet Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951027074115.232A-100000@tippy.vnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951025214329.235A-100000@concorde-sam>
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On Wed, 25 Oct 1995, Daniel Baker wrote: > I have a HP Deskjet 560c, and even after reading the handbooks, FAQs, and > getting ghostscript running, I still cna't print correctly. > > Whenever I print by typing lpr filename, or doing a cat foobar.ps > >/dev/lpt0, I just get three lines like this: This is what I did (which other people contributed the bits and pieces of): /etc/printcap # @(#)printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90 lp|ps|local line printer:\ :lp=/dev/lpt0n:sd=/var/spool/lpd: where /dev/lpt0n looks like: crw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 16, 16 Oct 27 01:00 /dev/lpt0n and then finally have this done in one of the rcs during boot up: /usr/local/sbin/setdj >/dev/lpt0n where setdj is a compiled this: #include <stdio.h> void main() { printf("\x01b\x026\x06b\x033\x047"); } It works for an 550c anyway. I use gs for the ps stuff. ================================================================ cmadison@vnet.net | SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!!!!! root@tippy.vnet.net | LEAVE ME ALONE!
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