From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 22 21:28:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA02903 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:28:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts7-line16.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.63]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA02897 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:28:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA07734; Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:28:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:28:03 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: Yingjun He cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971218215728.0092d100@newton.ccs.tuns.ca> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, Yingjun He wrote: > Hello, > > I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 in my system. I am trying to install > printer (Laser jet IV PS printer). Every time I use lpr to print a > file, I get error message. " lpr CONNECT: NO SUCH file or DIRECTORY" > I don't know what's wrong. I have to run lpd manually every time. Verify that your lp directive points to a valid printer device. > Also I can only print postsript files not ASCII files. Can you tell me > what program can I use to automatically print all different files > with one lpr command? Thank you! Use `apsfilter', in ports/print. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major