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Date:      Thu, 07 Dec 2000 17:01:49 -0800
From:      Eric M Logan <ericmlogan@mediaone.net>
To:        Carl Makin <carl@xena.ipaustralia.gov.au>
Cc:        STABLE <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Netatalk--printing from a MAC...
Message-ID:  <3A3032FD.BC0DD692@mediaone.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012081156390.75402-100000@newton.aipo.gov.au>

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No, it's just a regular DeskJet printer.   I have apsfilter installed but
shouldn't the specification of the ppd file attend to the conversion?
Afterall, I can readily print through LPD w/o the use of apsfilter from any of
the PCs as I can specify the driver for the particuar printer when I'm setting
it up from the PC side.  This is so frustrating.

Carl Makin wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Eric M Logan wrote:
>
> > to work from a Mac.  Printing is fine locally and from PCs.   I have an
> > old HP Deskjet 855cxi connected to my FreeBSD box.  The papd.conf file
> > is as follows:
>
> > "Callisto:pr=lp:pd=/usr/local/etc/ppds/APLWNTR1.PPD:"
>
> >     Everytime I try to print, I get this:
>
> > %PS Adobe 3.0
> >             %%Title:(untitled)
> >                         %%Creator (simpletext :LaserWriter 8.8.6.5
>
> Is it a postscript printer?  If not then you need to pass the print job
> through ghostscript to convert it to something the Deskjet can understand.
>
> There is a port called "apsfilter" that makes this much easier.
>
> Carl.

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