From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 30 17:47:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA23691 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:47:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from n4hhe.ampr.org (tnt3-26.HiWAAY.net [208.147.146.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA23661 for ; Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:47:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dkelly@n4hhe.ampr.org) Received: from n4hhe.ampr.org (localhost.ampr.org [127.0.0.1]) by n4hhe.ampr.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA04055; Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:46:38 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dkelly@n4hhe.ampr.org) Message-Id: <199812010146.TAA04055@n4hhe.ampr.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: "Singh, Hardeep IN" cc: FreeBSD From: David Kelly Subject: Re: Network Printer Configuration In-reply-to: Message from "Singh, Hardeep IN" of "Mon, 30 Nov 1998 20:59:00 CST." <199811301531.PAA18236@bbmail1.unisys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:46:38 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG "Singh, Hardeep IN" writes: > Now while configuring this HP printer i made following > changes to my /etc/printcap file > > > lp | hp | laserjet | Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4000 TN PS :\ > :lp=:\ > :rm=hp4000tn:\ > :rp=hp4000tn:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4000tn I think the :lp=: line is biting you. The following works for me. "rm" should be either "raw" or "text". You need the mx# line as the default print size limits will easily be exceeded by Netscape when printing more than a page or so of graphics. lp:lp7:Building 7's HP-5M:\ :rp=raw:\ :mx#0:\ :rm=hp-bld7:\ :sd=/var/spool/output/hp-bld7:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message