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From: "Jianhong Gao" <gaojhn@hotmail.com>
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Subject: How to Configure a HP Laserjet Printer to Use
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 18:08:40 +0800
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  I've just configured a HP Laserjet 5L to my computer running Freebsd 4.2. 
The hardware configuration seems to be ok. But I just don't know how to 
print to it. When I run "lptest > /dev/lpt0", the output is just a line of 
characters including something untelligible. After setupping 
/etc/printcap(without any filter specified) and invoking lpd, "lptest | lpr" 
get the same result. When I try to print sth. to it, using "ps | lpr" or 
"myls | lpr" or "lpr -r myfile", though the paper is fed in, nothing is 
printed. I've consulted quite lots of books as well as handbook listed on 
the site, but I still got no idea about how to solve this problem. Is there 
some special filter I should use to make my HP laserjet printer work 
correctly? If so, what's it and where can I get it?
  Thanks in advance!

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