Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 10:37:20 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: spade!mjv@photon.photon.com (Michael J Vukovich) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Printers Message-ID: <199603050007.KAA15003@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <96Mar4.090855pst.5890@gateway.photon.com> from "Michael J Vukovich" at Mar 4, 96 10:33:37 am
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Michael J Vukovich stands accused of saying: > > We are setting up the following printers > under FreeBSD: HP Laserjet 2, 3, 4, and > 4PS. The following information is needed > in order for us to do this: Grab the 'apsfilter' port and install it. This automates the procedure, and as a bonus adds postscript printing capability to your system. You will need to get ghostscript as well. I would recommend the 3.x version; install it before installing apsfilter. (The rather imperious tone of your message isn't really likely to elicit a lot of help, actually. Setting up printcap files is junior sysadmin stuff, and if you can't do it in your sleep, you should be chasing any one of several sysadmin handbooks listed in the FAQ. There's also a comprehensive section in the handbook on setting up printcap entries, including sample filters.) > 3) A detailed printcap file description listing > all of the octal escape codes we need to send > to the printers for proper printing. The man > pages have an abbreviated description which is > inadequate for our needs. This is a ridiculous expectation; you have the HP manuals, you're in the best position to determine this for yourselves. > Michael Vukovich -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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