Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:54:13 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: reg@dwf.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems setting up printer. Message-ID: <20150911175413.c08049f7.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509110812160.6365@wonkity.com> References: <201509110349.t8B3nf1s025683@deneb.dwf.com> <20150911144242.c8c25999.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509110812160.6365@wonkity.com>
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On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:19:31 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 11 Sep 2015, Polytropon wrote: > > > On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:49:41 -0600, reg@dwf.com wrote: > >> > >> I've read and reread the printers section of the > >> Handbook, but haven't been able to put together > >> a printcap that will print. > >> > >> I have a Postscript HPLJ4100. > >> It exists with that name in the dns. > >> > >> lp:\ > >> :/lp:=9100@HPLJ4100:\ > >> :sh:\ > >> :mx#0:\ > >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > >> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ > >> :if=/usr/local/libexec/enscript: > > > > You're missing rm= I think, which is essential. > > For HP port 9100 printing, there is the alternate form of > 9100@printername. Which, now that I look at that line, has two > problems: > > :/lp:=9100@HPLJ4100:\ > > The slash before "lp" here is a mistake. Yes, that's something which looked strange to me, too, that's why I posted one of my printcap entries for comparison. > The colon after "lp" is the second problem. Colons are field > separators, so the printer device is never set. Which explains why the printer doesn't print. With the setting "lp=9100@HPLJ4100", and "HPLJ4100" being resolvable, the correct printer IP and port should be addressed. By the way, it's easy to test that with netcat: % nc HPLJ4100 9100 < /tmp/print.ps where /tmp/print.ps is a printable PS file (test file or generated from a program's printing function). > > Also remember to use cap_mkdb. > > It is not needed for /etc/printcap. At least I've never used it for > that. :) Really? Good to know. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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