From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 9 15:07:35 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10B9016A4E8 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 15:07:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from n120.sc0.cp.net (fh022.dia.cp.net [64.97.160.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3FA243D58 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 15:07:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from modelt20@canada.com) Received: from smtp.sc0.cp.net (64.97.131.2) by n120.sc0.cp.net (7.0.038) (authenticated as modelt20@canada.com) id 426953240028921D for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 9 May 2005 15:07:34 +0000 Received: from [139.55.153.3] by mail.canada.com with HTTP; Mon, 09 May 2005 08:07:33 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: modelt20@canada.com X-Sent-From: modelt20@canada.com Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 08:07:33 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: Web Mail 6.1.7-3.4_1 Message-Id: <20050509150734.13977.fh041.wm@smtp.sc0.cp.net> Subject: RE: Unable to set up LPD to use a HP Laserjet 5p in freeBSD 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 15:07:35 -0000 Hello All: You guys are great! Three replies, with three issues to look at! It appears the problem was a defective (????) parallel printer cable. The one I was using didn't have all the pins connected. I replaced it with a new one, and now everything works fine. The cable I had must have been a Microsoft thing ;) The additional suggestions focused on the filter file, and I gained a great deal of insight from these. There were some points on tuning that I hadn't thought of, so these comments will be helpful as well. Thanks to all of you!! On Sun, 8 May 2005 17:48:43 -0700, "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: > > > 1) Copy a MSDOS text file to the system (one that > contains ^M^L as each > line terminator) > > 2) cat file /dev/lpt0 > > If the file doesen't come out the printer, it's a > problem with the > parallel post hardware, or the cabling. > > Ted > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf > Of > > modelt20@canada.com > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 5:44 PM > > To: freeBSD-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Unable to set up LPD to use a HP Laserjet 5p > in freeBSD 5.3 > > > > > > Hello > > > > I`m trying to install my HP laserjet 5p on freebsd > 5.3. > > The printer doesn`t understand postscript. > > I`ve read the handbook and installed ghostscript and > > lpd. > > I changed rc.conf to start lpd for each system boot. > > > > dmesg printer part looks like this: > > > > ppbus0: HP ENHANCED > > PCL5,PJL > > lpt0: on ppbus0 > > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > > ppi0: on ppbus > > > > printcap looks like this: > > > > lp|HP Laserjet 5P:\ > > :sh:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/lpd:\ > > :lf=/var/log/lpd:\ > > :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ > > :if=/etc/lpfilter: > > > > Whenever I try to print to the printer, I get an error > > status on the printer that the owners manual calls a > > "Data Error" (two lights on the panel). The 'Go' > button > > must be pressed repeatedly to get the page to print; > > and it doesn't look complete. I've used several of the > > lpfilters from the ports collection, but none seems to > > work. > > > > Has anyone set up this printer model to work in > freeBSD > > 5.3 and can shed some light on what I have done > wrong? > > > > Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > >