From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 27 21:19:25 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF3B51065678 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:19:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E1938FC1C for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:19:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id p6RLJOqT023928; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:19:24 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id p6RLJO6e023925; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:19:24 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:19:24 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Antonio Olivares In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:19:24 -0600 (MDT) Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: printing to a HP Deskjet 812C printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:19:26 -0000 On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Antonio Olivares wrote: > chkprintcap: Warning: blanks after trailing '\', at line 62 (entry lp) > chkprintcap: Warning: values-line after line with NO trailing '\', at line 63 > chkprintcap: 2 warnings from skimming /etc/printcap This needs to be fixed. The entry is broken or at least incomplete. Line 62 has spaces or tabs after the backslash at the end. A Deskjet 812C should be a parallel printer, with device /dev/lpt0. Are you using a USB to parallel adapter?