Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 09:03:05 +1000 From: Andrew Johns <A_Johns@TurnAround.com.au> To: Fabrizio Invernizzi <Fabrizio.Invernizzi@CSELT.IT> Cc: FreeBSD QUESTIONS <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Printing Postscript file Message-ID: <374B2C29.9EFA6F1E@TurnAround.com.au> References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990525162051.5274A-100000@satchmo>
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Fabrizio Invernizzi wrote: > > Hi > > I am tring to configure my printer to print postscript files, but I have > some problems and some questions. > > My system configuration: > > OS : FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE > Printer:HP laserjet series II > > I edited a filter to resolve the CR/LF and form feed problems > and I configured /etc/printcap to use this filter . > With this configuration I have no problem to print ASCII files. > > Then I install ghostscript (as my priinter is not a postscript one) to > translate ps or pdf file , and I use gs with the driver "laserjet" (the > only one that works with my printer). > This configuration works, but when I try to print with the line command > /usr/local/bin/gs -sDEVICE=laserjet -sOutputFile=\|lpr quickguide.pdf > after some messsages from gs, I obtain > > lpr: : copy file is too large > Broken pipe > You need to set the mx parameter in /etc/printcap. This entry (default 1000 blocks = 500k if not specified) controls the maximum size of a print job. See the manual page for printcap for more info. -- Regards | _/\_/\ Andrew Johns BSc (Comp Sci) | / \ TurnAround Solutions Pty Ltd | \_...__/ http://www.turnaround.com.au/ | \/ "The box said 'Requires Windows 98, NT, Linux or better' so I installed FreeBSD." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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