Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 07:43:33 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: gjh292@263.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to Configure a HP Laserjet Printer to Use Message-ID: <20020529074333.A60075@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <F60imaDotKRoO1oG0jO00009fd8@hotmail.com>; from gaojhn@hotmail.com on Tue, May 28, 2002 at 06:08:40PM %2B0800 References: <F60imaDotKRoO1oG0jO00009fd8@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 06:08:40PM +0800, Jianhong Gao wrote:
> 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?
Your problemm is described in the Handbook. It's the staircase effect,
since text files contain a newline, whereas the printer requires a
carriage-return + newline to print properly.
To print standard text files you need a filter. Try the
print/apsfilter port.
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Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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