From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 11 16:38:54 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D226D37B400 for ; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 16:38:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta04ps.bigpond.com (mta04ps.bigpond.com [144.135.25.136]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 430AB43E4A for ; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 16:38:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dannyho@bigpond.net.au) Received: from win2000 ([144.135.25.72]) by mta04ps.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta04ps May 23 2002 23:53:28) with SMTP id H2ASCO00.A8O for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:38:48 +1000 Received: from CPE-203-45-119-212.nsw.bigpond.net.au ([203.45.119.212]) by PSMAM02.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0n 80/246187); 12 Sep 2002 09:38:48 Message-ID: <002c01c259ee$81c2a1e0$bf01a8c0@x.com> From: "Danny" To: References: <20020910190705.GG14615@keyslapper.org> Subject: Re: Printing to network printers . . . Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:54:02 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Have you tried configuring your networked printer with apsfilter? You can install apsfilter using the /usr/ports/printer/apsfilter collection. It creates all the entry in the /etc/printcap file for you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis LeBlanc" To: "FreeBSD Questions" Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:07 AM Subject: Printing to network printers . . . > Hey folks. I'm sure someone has this one solved, so I've decided to > ask it here before putting another week of effort and confusion. > > I'm trying to get FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE to print to an HP laserjet > 4050tn printer. The printer is networked with its own spooling card > (Jetdirect or some such thing). > > I Have the following in my /etc/printcap: > lp|laserjet:\ > :rm=209.58.140.26:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :lp=:rp=raw: > > and I'm able to print postscript (finally) except it scales to 2 pages > per sheet - great when you're just trying to scan code out in the > hammock, but not when you're printing your vacation request. > > Anyway, trying to print text just gives me a blank page with '----' > across the top, and a basic burst page with User, Host, Class, and > Job. > > In my /var/spool/lpd/lp directory, I have the following: > # ls /var/spool/lpd/lp > .seq lock status > > No filters are being used at this point, because everytime I try, I > get something like this: > lprps[40758]: ioctl(TIOCFLUSH): Inappropriate ioctl for device > > Anyone else have better luck with this? > TIA > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ > > Enzymes are things invented by biologists that explain things which > otherwise require harder thinking. > -- Jerome Lettvin > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message