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Date:      Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:19:31 +0100
From:      Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, Clarence Griffin <Clarence_Griffin@ed.gov>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help with HP LJ configuration
Message-ID:  <19981115171931.A25156@internal>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811131257550.20228-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>; from Doug White on Fri, Nov 13, 1998 at 12:59:15PM -0800
References:  <002A414A.003144@ed.gov> <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811131257550.20228-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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On Fri, Nov 13, 1998 at 12:59:15PM -0800, Doug White wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Clarence Griffin wrote:
> 
> >      
> >      I just ran the "lptest > .dev.lpt0" command and the LazerJet II 
> >      attached to the serial port is printing one line of text at the top of 
> >      each page, and then cycling to a new page.
> 
> You've just experienced the famous HP 'stairstepping' problem. By default
> HP printers are set up to require CR/LF as an end-of-line indication,
> while UNIX just sends CR.  

Doesn't UNIX just send LF ?!?

	-Andre

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