Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:45:31 +0000 (GMT) From: "Kruppa, Peter Ulrich" <root@pukruppa.de> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Printer Configuration Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103201537240.704-100000@localhost.de> In-Reply-To: <15031.25797.973.637300@guru.mired.org>
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That is what I mean: apsfilter put up all this stuff for me though I do not even know the diference between a script and a program ;-) Uli. On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Mike Meyer wrote: > > Kruppa, Peter Ulrich <root@pukruppa.de> types: > > A big help is a small interactive printer-configuration-script called > > apsfilter. It will produce printcap-entries and filter-scripts for you. > > You will find that in /usr/ports/print/ > > That's not what apsfilter is, or does. apsfilter (the program) is the > lpd filter, and it's the shell script from hell. It includes a > configure script that produces printcap entries and symbolic links > back to apsfilter. magicfilter doesn't produce the printcap entries > for you, but the documentation provides a cut-n-paste one. When you're > done, you don't wind up invoking that SSFH every print > job. magicfilter also handles flat text files without converting them > to postscript so that ghostscript can convert them to bitmaps to send > to your printer. > > While apsfilter does the job, magicfilter does it cleaner and > faster. Which is why I recommend it instead of apsfilter. > > > Also in this ports-directory you will find ghostscript - a printer-filter > > for .ps files. That should do for the beginning. > > Yes, I already mentioned that. > > <mike > > > > > Uli. > > > > On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Mike Meyer wrote: > > > > > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 02:46:48 -0600 > > > From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> > > > To: ABEAICD@aol.com > > > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: Re: Printer Configuration > > > > > > ABEAICD@aol.com types: > > > > --part1_6b.11671e05.27e7cde3_boundary > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > Please just send one copy of your question, as ascii text. Don't send > > > HTML, and expecially don't send two copies - one HTML and one > > > text. > > > > > > > Gentlemen: > > > > I have installed FreeBSD Power Pak Ver.4.2 in my PC, and now > > > > I am in the process of configuring my Printer. According to FreeBSD > > > > Handbook I tried to find itf the kernel supports parallel interface, for > > > > this I used the command: # dmesg | grep lpt0 the answer I get is: > > > > lpt0: <PRINTER> on ppbus0 in the first line. lpt0: Interrupt-driven > > > > port in the second line. > > > > From the FreeBSD Book, I tried Testing the Printer: I used the > > > > command line # lptest > /dev/lpt0, I get no reaction to the status > > > > display. > > > > > > That's not a status display, that just sends text to the printer. If > > > nothing shows up on the printer, then you probably have a printer that > > > can't print ascii text, and need to install the appropriate > > > drivers. I recommend using ghostscript as the rendering engine (it > > > will need to know how to talk to your printer), and magicfilter as the > > > printer filter (it invokes other tools depending on the file type, > > > then ghostscript to render to the printer). > > > > > > > I also tried Configuring # /etc/printcap, the response i get is: > > > > /etc/printcap: Permission denied. > > > > I wish you could help me with this problem. I look forward to your > > > > answers. > > > > > > You have to configure printcap as root, but it won't do any good until > > > you've got the appropriate rendering engine and filter installed. > > > > > > <mike > > > > > > > Al. Saavedra. > > > > > > > > > > > > --part1_6b.11671e05.27e7cde3_boundary > > > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > > > <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Gentlemen: > > > > <BR>I have installed FreeBSD Power Pak Ver.4.2 in my PC, and now > > > > <BR>I am in the process of configuring my Printer. According to FreeBSD > > > > <BR>Handbook I tried to find itf the kernel supports parallel interface, for > > > > <BR>this I used the command: # dmesg | grep lpt0 the answer I get is: > > > > <BR>lpt0: <PRINTER> on ppbus0 in the first line. lpt0: Interrupt-driven > > > > <BR>port in the second line. > > > > <BR>From the FreeBSD Book, I tried Testing the Printer: I used the > > > > <BR>command line # lptest > /dev/lpt0, I get no reaction to the status > > > > <BR>display. > > > > <BR>I also tried Configuring # /etc/printcap, the response i get is: > > > > <BR>/etc/printcap: Permission denied. > > > > <BR>I wish you could help me with this problem. I look forward to your > > > > <BR>answers. > > > > <BR> > > > > <BR>Al. Saavedra. > > > > <BR></FONT></HTML> > > > > > > > > --part1_6b.11671e05.27e7cde3_boundary-- > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > > > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > > > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > > ################################################### > > # # > > # www.pukruppa.de www.2000d.de # > > # # > > ################################################### > > > > > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > -- ################################################### # # # www.pukruppa.de www.2000d.de # # # ################################################### To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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