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Date:      Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:01:25 -0500
From:      "Norman C. Rice" <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
To:        "James H. Sterling" <jhsterli@greene.xtn.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Printer Setup
Message-ID:  <19981103150125.C6138@emu.sourcee.com>
In-Reply-To: <000401be0753$76fb1900$11bd1ece@dun01>; from James H. Sterling on Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 12:57:45PM -0500
References:  <000401be0753$76fb1900$11bd1ece@dun01>

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On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 12:57:45PM -0500, James H. Sterling wrote:
> TO: FreeBSD:					November 3, 1998
> 
> I purchased FreeBSD 2.2.7 from Walnut Creek CDROM (full 4 CD and manual
> package). I have successfully installed it on a second partition on my
> desktop computer, one partition Windows 95 and the other partition FreeBSD.
> I've got boot manager working and it boots up fine and seems to be working
> OK.
> 
> My problem now is trying to get the printer to work. I am getting the
> staircase effect when trying to print. I have tried to do what the FreeBSD
> handbook says and also the newuser tutorial but still cannot get it to work.
> 
> I have a 486dx, 1.6 gig HD, 16 meg ram, HP DeskJet 400 printer. I have
> written and saved the text filter for HP PCL printers, but don't know how to
> install the Text Filter. The examples in the handbook are for the Diablo
> 630, and Panasonic KX-P4455. Do you have the rattan and bamboo entries for
> an HP DeskJet 400 printer? Attached is my dmesg file, best view with Windows
> 95 WordPad. If you need any other information about my computer, please let
> me know.
> 
> Any information and help you could give me will be appreciated.

Check out the `apsfilter' port. Once it is installed you should
be able to print text and postscript to your DeskJet 400.

-- 
Regards,
Norman C. Rice, Jr.

> 
> Sincerely,
> Jim Sterling
> POB 1866
> Greeneville, TN 37744
> email <jhsterli@greene.xtn.net>

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> 
> FreeBSD 2.2.7-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 22 08:48:29 GMT 1998
>     root@builder.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
> CPU: AMD Enhanced Am486DX4 Write-Through (486-class CPU)
>   Origin = "AuthenticAMD"  Id = 0x484  Stepping=4
>   Features=0x1<FPU>
> real memory  = 16777216 (16384K bytes)
> avail memory = 14336000 (14000K bytes)
> Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
> sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
> sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>
> ed0 not found at 0x280
> fe0 not found at 0x300
> sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa
> sio0: type 16550A
> sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
> sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
> sio1: type 16550A
> lpt0 at 0x3bc-0x3c3 irq 7 on isa
> lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
> lp0: TCP/IP capable interface
> lpt1 at 0x378-0x37f on isa
> mse0 not found at 0x23c
> psm0 not found at 0x60
> fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
> fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
> fd1: 1.2MB 5.25in
> wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
> wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <WDC AC21600H>
> wd0: 1549MB (3173184 sectors), 3148 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S
> wdc0: unit 1 (atapi): <FX800S/R04>, removable, intr, dma, iordis
> wcd0: 1377Kb/sec, 256Kb cache, audio play, 255 volume levels, ejectable tray
> wcd0: no disc inside, unlocked
> wdc1 not found at 0x170
> bt0 not found at 0x330
> uha0 not found at 0x330
> aha0 not found at 0x330
> aic0 not found at 0x340
> nca0 not found at 0x1f88
> nca1 not found at 0x350
> sea0 not found
> wt0 not found at 0x300
> mcd0 not found at 0x300
> matcdc0 not found at 0x230
> scd0 not found at 0x230
> ie0: unknown board_id: f000
> ie0 not found at 0x300
> ep0 not found at 0x300
> ex0 not found at 0xffffffff
> le0 not found at 0x300
> lnc0 not found at 0x280
> ze0 not found at 0x300
> zp0 not found at 0x300
> npx0 flags 0x1 on motherboard
> npx0: INT 16 interface
> 

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