Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:30:11 -0400 From: Guy Middleton <guy@obstruction.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't print Postscript to HP 5si/mx printer. Message-ID: <20031024023011.GA25833@chaos.obstruction.com> In-Reply-To: <20031023164725.C62646@wonkity.com> References: <20031023135407.GA22456@chaos.obstruction.com> <20031023164725.C62646@wonkity.com>
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--XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 04:52:32PM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Guy Middleton wrote: >=20 > > We have an HP 5si/mx printer with PS installed, but when I try > > printing to it, the PS source is printed. The same printcap entry > > correctly prints onto an HP 5m printer. > > > > This is the printcap entry: > > > > lp:\ > > :sh:\ > > :rm=3D192.168.1.101:sd=3D/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=3D/var/log/lpd-errs: >=20 > Try adding an rp entry (remote printer, or print queue name): >=20 > lp:\ > :sh:\ > :rm=3D192.168.1.101:rp=3Draw:\ > :sd=3D/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=3D/var/log/lpd-errs: >=20 > That may get the 5si/mx to see it; I'm not sure about the behavior when > no print queue name is specified. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this, but no luck. I eventually gave up and installed CUPS, then grabbed an HP5SI PPD config file from the net somewhere, and everything seems to work now. --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/mI6zXtqKFRmy/AARAqPtAKDYq3LvDjF4j8X0C0+b8PvEB4pxHQCghtWh ga+N2nIl8kHxZJ37zWLC+pk= =4vnO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l--
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