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Date:      Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:33:38 -0400
From:      Peter Schwenk <peterschwenk@home.com>
To:        Yon Thulung_rai <yanraiwelcome@hotmail.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Desperate help
Message-ID:  <3998C822.C36893F2@home.com>
References:  <F2136yTZTgD2yAJrXKP0000045c@hotmail.com>

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Read the part of the handbook that discusses fixing the stair-step effect.
Another option (recommended!) would be to use a better input filter for
printing.  I recommend using 'apsfilter'.  It's in the ports collection
(hopefully you installed the ports).  You can find it in the ports like this:

cd /usr/ports && make search key=apsfilter

Apsfilter can handle many file types (postscript, etc.) and print them out
properly.

Yon Thulung_rai wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have reinstall 3.4 freebsd on my pc. I did every thing to confiure my
> printer but still doesn't work.
>
> Step one
> The manual says configure /etc/printcap file
> I just copied alike:
>
> lp|lj|ps|local DeskJet printer:\
> :lp=/dev/lpt0"sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:1f=/var/log/lpd-errs:sh:mx#0:\
> :if=/usr/local/libexec/lpfilter:
>
> Setp two
> and another file
>
> /usr/local/libexec/lpfilter
>
> I copied the same script in the lpfilter
>
> #!/bin/sh
> printf "\033&k2G" && cat && printf "\f" && exit 0
> exit 2
>
> Step three
> finally,
>
> /etc/rc.conf
>
> in the rc.conf file I typed as manual says to do
> lpd_enable="YES"
> lpd_flags=" "
>
> done
>
> Now printer seems to work but the print comes out totally different meaning
>
> Like this example
>
> Hello test
>           print the given files for me
>                                        This is first time priting test
>                                                                       Please
> work for me
>                    I spend a lot of time on this.
>
> So, how can I solve this problem; my printer is hp DeskJet 520. somebody
> told me down load the filter file and load but I can't do it because I don't
> have the Internet connection with freebsd system.
> Is there a script that I can copy for filter file.
> Please help me help me
> Yan
> File
>
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