Date: Sun, 16 Jul 1995 15:24:29 -0600 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: steinber@slinky.cs.nyu.edu Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4 quickies (hopefully) Message-ID: <9507162124.AA16976@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950716164723.26450C-100000@slinky.cs.nyu.edu> (message from Joseph Steinberg on Sun, 16 Jul 1995 16:49:04 -0400 (EDT))
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>>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph Steinberg <steinber@slinky.cs.nyu.edu> writes:
Joseph> ( 1 ) I am having difficulty configuring lp. I have an
Joseph> HP-Laserjet 4 with Postscript and 6 megs of RAM. I can
Joseph> print PS files by su-ing to root and cat-ing them to
Joseph> /dev/lpt0 -- but I cannot print with lp (I get blank pages
Joseph> from the printer.) Please advise. (I probably did not
Joseph> configure printcap properly, but I am not sure what to
Joseph> do.)
I'd like to see a copy of your /etc/printcap file, but if you're in a
hurry, try this diminutive /etc/printcap:
lp|HP LaserJet 4 with PostScript and 6 MB:\
:lp=/dev/lpt0:mx#0:sh:if=/bin/cat:
Joseph> ( 3 ) Is there a way to display a message before the
Joseph> 'login:' prompt?
See man gettytab(4) and /etc/gettytab.
--
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder Colorado USA
Smoke ballpoint pens.
-- One of 120 ways to annoy your roommate.
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