Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:33:49 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printing problems .... Message-ID: <5407CF8D.3070007@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20140903191459.3f118c97@morena.maps.net> References: <5400A209.7030103@hiwaay.net> <20140903191459.3f118c97@morena.maps.net>
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On 09/03/14 21:14, Martin Alejandro Paredes Sanchez wrote: > El Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:53:45 -0500 > "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> escribió: >> >> I am trying to get printing working under FBSD 9.3. I cribbed >> printcap info from >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing.html#printing-quick-start >> & tried it out: >> > Great, you started well, reading the manual > >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 10:48:04am] 458 % service lpd status >> lpd is running as pid 27062. >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 10:48:06am] 459 % printf "From jaguar:\n1. This >> printer can print.\n2. This is the second line.\n" | lpr >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 10:48:36am] 460 % lpq >> no entries > According with the next page > > http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Xerox/Xerox-Phaser_6130N > > The printer Xerox Phaser 6130N can print plain text, but in xerox.com > it list PCL6 and PostScript drivers > > http://www.support.xerox.com/support/phaser-6130/downloads/enus.html?operatingSystem=winxp > > Since lpq said "no entries", the job was send to the printer, let see > if we can diagnose why nothing was printed > >> [root@kabini1, /etc, 10:48:38am] 461 % (tail printcap ) >> # :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: >> # >> # ... following cribbed from Athlon-cube, FC14 ;-) .... >> # >> # printer|Xerox Phaser 6130N:rm=jaguar.cfd.com:rp=printer: >> # Cups-PDF|Cups-PDF:rm=jaguar.cfd.com:rp=Cups-PDF: >> # >> # ... following cribbed from online FBSD LP docs .... >> # >> lp:lp=:rm=printer:rp=raw:sh:mx#0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > In the office I have a Xerox WorkCentre 5135 and I use "rp=lp", try > with that, "rp=raw" normally is for HP printers > >> Nothing ever comes out of the printer, thought it does light up, it >> seems to know it got something .... > The job arrived to the printer, but maybe to the wrong queue (rp=raw) > >> The same printf stuff above works >> from the shell CLI on other Linux boxen (CUPS), so the printer can >> handle straight ASCII text .... TIA for any clues .... > The package CUPS has filters included, the LPD/LPR system included in > the base does not > > Even your printcap file does not specify a input-filter (if=) > > Read the next post (the part referring to how LPD/LPR works) > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2014-August/259926.html > > In conclusion, try changing rp=lp and let us know what happen > > Martin Paredes > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Still nogo, printer light comes on, it makes a bit of noise, but no output .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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