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Date:      Thu, 2 Oct 1997 22:54:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Allen Louden <alouden@access.mountain.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Printing Problems error (retcode=241)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971002225342.26112V-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <342E82C0.80418F78@access.mountain.net>

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On Sun, 28 Sep 1997, Allen Louden wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have FBSD current and have an HP660c printer. I attempted the
> instructions in the handbook to no avail. I then installed apsfilter and
> still no luck. I have communication with the printer because when I try
> to print, I get blank pages being fed from the printer. I also get this
> message;
> lp: filter 'f' exited (retcode=241).

ghostscript (gs) had some serious error.  You need to try running the gs
command manually and figure out why ghostscript quit.

> When I do an lptest, many lines of
> ascii characters scroll on the screen, but nothing happens with the
> printer.

Well, yes, you have to run it as

lptest | lpr 

to test it :-)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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