Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:57:57 +1100 (EST) From: Carl Makin <carl@xena.ipaustralia.gov.au> To: Eric M Logan <ericmlogan@mediaone.net> Cc: STABLE <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Netatalk--printing from a MAC... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012081156390.75402-100000@newton.aipo.gov.au> In-Reply-To: <3A302189.316D5FBD@mediaone.net>
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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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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