From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 23 7: 9:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from petent.ocsny.com (petent.ocsny.com [204.107.76.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88FED15367 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 07:09:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from pcollins@ocsny.com) Received: from ocsny.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by petent.ocsny.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA01353; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:13:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from pcollins@ocsny.com) Message-ID: <36F7AF85.14999309@ocsny.com> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:13:09 -0500 From: pete collins X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Greg Lehey , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: print filters References: <003301be738a$a779a1c0$05c809c0@versa> <19990322100617.Z429@lemis.com> <36F6BB1A.FE4A16FD@ocsny.com> <19990323114824.U442@lemis.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG anone have a good filter for hp5P lazerjet printer? Greg Lehey wrote: > On Monday, 22 March 1999 at 16:50:18 -0500, pete collins wrote: > > i am using the print filter i compiled from the cd rom > > /books/scripts/lpfilter.c > > > > i have an HP 5P lazerjet printer > > > > if i send > > lptest | lpr > > to the printer it prints out fine > > > > however if i try > > cat myfile | lpr > > the light blinks but nothing prints > > Because the page isn't finished. Press the elongated button in front > of the LEDs. that was the first thing i did > > > > then if i try > > lptest | lpr > > it prints myfile and the lptest stuff > > > > it seems the printer is not ejecting the last page > > so the later stuff comes up on the lptest > > > > and it seems the only way i can force the printer to print > > is with lptest > > No, you should be using lpd. will try that > > > > also if i try to print a web page from netscape it prints out the > > postscript in ascii format > > > > am i using the correct print filter? > > No. i am using the filter "lpfilter" compiled from the cdrom for 2.2.7 /book/scripts/lpfilter.c it seem to be the only filter i was able to get working > > > I'd prefer you sent this kind of message to FreeBSD-questions, so that > others get a chance to answer it, and others get a chance to benefit > from the answer. You might describe your filter a little better. made 2 posts to FreeBSD-questions pete ocs > > > > ps time for a new book > > my current freebsd 2.2.7 book is taped together because i wore it out from > > reading it so much > > one of the best books i own : >) > > Glad you like it. > > Greg > -- > See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers > finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message