From owner-freebsd-ports Sun Sep 8 07:54:02 1996 Return-Path: owner-ports Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA05156 for ports-outgoing; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 07:54:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from who.cdrom.com (who.cdrom.com [204.216.27.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA05151 for ; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 07:53:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from news1.gtn.com (news1.gtn.com [192.109.159.3]) by who.cdrom.com (8.7.5/8.6.11) with ESMTP id HAA01548 for ; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 07:53:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by news1.gtn.com (8.7.2/8.7.2) id QAA27205; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 16:30:56 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by klemm.gtn.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA20113; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 16:19:58 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 16:19:58 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andreas Klemm To: John Fieber cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ghostscript4 port / deskjet 500 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-try-apsfilter: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz X-Fax: +49 2137 2018 X-Phone: +49 2137 2020 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-ports@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, John Fieber wrote: Sorry for the delay, I was busy in Stuttgart for a few days, 400km away from my console ;-)) > patch-ab, that changes the compression mode from 3 to 2, causes > my deskjet500 to print garbage. Putting it back to 3 fixed it. > > I'm not sure why, maybe this gs is hitting a bug in the > particular deskjet500 revision I have... > > I don't know if you will want to pull the patch or not. Bad luck, I didn't quote the user who committed the patch originally in the commit message... Perhaps we ask the ports users who have a DeskJet500, if they are lucky with the patch or not ... This is patch-ab ... can we keep it or should I wipe it out ?! --- gdevdjet.c.orig Tue May 28 17:15:40 1996 +++ gdevdjet.c Wed Jul 17 00:10:21 1996 @@ -279,10 +279,11 @@ { return hpjet_print_page(pdev, prn_stream, DJ, 300, mode_2, "\033&k1W\033*b2M"); } -/* The DeskJet500 can compress (modes 2&3) */ +/* The DeskJet500 can compress (modes 2&3), but mode 2 is better for + other compatible printer */ private int djet500_print_page(gx_device_printer *pdev, FILE *prn_stream) -{ return hpjet_print_page(pdev, prn_stream, DJ500, 300, mode_3, +{ return hpjet_print_page(pdev, prn_stream, DJ500, 300, mode_2, "\033&k1W"); } /* The LaserJet series II can't compress */ andreas@klemm.gtn.com /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ Support Unix -- andreas.klemm@wup.de pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<<