Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:59:39 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: reg@dwf.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still having network/Postscript Printer problem Message-ID: <20150913185939.a98c58f5.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509130731000.26613@wonkity.com> References: <201509130653.t8D6rLr8006399@deneb.dwf.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509130731000.26613@wonkity.com>
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On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 07:37:27 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Sep 2015, reg@dwf.com wrote:
>
> > I am having nothing but trouble in trying to get printing to work under
> > FreeBSD with my HPLJ4100. The printer works find from linux, and I might
> > just give up and use the 'cups' implemenetation under FreeBSD if I can't
> > get lpd to work.
> >
> > Here is where I stand.
> >
> > I have the environment variabalee
> >
> > setenv PRINTER=HPLJ4100
>
> This is not used by lpd at all, as far as I know.
It's being used by lpr, lpq, lprm - which I consider part
of lpd. :-)
> > HP-DP:\
> > :rm=9100@HPLJ4100:\
> > :rp=raw:\
> > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP:\
> > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/log:\
> > :af=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/acct:\
> > :mx#0:\
> > :sh:
> >
> > when I do a
> >
> > lpr sum.ps
> >
> > of a postscript file, I see
> >
> > root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpr sum.ps
> > lpr: HPLJ4100: unknown printer
>
> That is because the printcap shown above gives the printer the name of
> HP-DP. To use that, the printer name must be given to lpr:
>
> lpr -PHP-DP sum.ps
^^^^^
And _this_ is what $PRINTER can be used for.
> However, I recommend giving the default printer the name "lp". That is
> the default so that lpr can be used without specifying the printer name.
> Printers can be given multiple names, if desired.
And it makes dealing with the _one_ printer easier.
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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