Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:53:07 -0500 From: Randy Pratt <rpratt@ezwv.com> To: Gavin Kenny <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer Woes Message-ID: <01021910571900.21360@k6-2.weeble.com>
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First, my apologies if the list threading of this isn't correct. I read the online version and I am not subscribed to the list. I had similar problems setting up my HP LaserJet 5P. Try looking at using this filter: /usr/share/examples/printing/hpif Using the hpif filter, I was able to get text from my HP printer without the staircase effect. However, my printer didn't do postscript so I ended up using the apsfilter port. You may have better luck since your printer seems to do postscript. These are the steps I used for apsfilter: 1. Set up lpd according to the handbook section on printing. 2. Install the apsfilter port. 3. Moved /etc/printcap to /etc/printcap.orig 4. Ran the /usr/local/apsfilter/SETUP script The SETUP script has a series of menus to set options and test the printer. The apsfilter SETUP will create the /etc/printcap file. If the original printcap file is not moved, the SETUP script will append to the existing /etc/printcap file. This caused problems until I commented out the section using the hpif filter. Hence, the reason for the moving the /etc/printcap file. Hope this helps. I'm sure I'll be corrected if I've missed something. Randy On Fri, 19 Feb 2001, you wrote: > I'm trying to set up an HP 5m on my 4.1 box. > I've followed the steps in the Handbook and Complete > FreeBSD but to no avail. > I can print text and postscript to /dev/lpt0 > but the text duly sufferes from the "staircase" > effect. > I've then gone on to to set up lpr with the following > printcap: > :Ip|lj|ps|local line printer:\ :sh:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:if=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ :if=/usr/local/libexec/lpfilter: > I've used both the shell script in the Handbook and > the executable from Complete FreeBSD for the filter. I > don't know if either of these work. > When I send something to the printer the lights start > aflashing and up comes "Processing Job", followed by > "Data Recieved", unfortunately thats all. Nothing > actually comes out of the printer. > What's going wrong?? ideas? > Many thanks > Gavin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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