Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:12:28 +0000 (GMT) From: Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: nik@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: docs/16065: small note about HP printers. Message-ID: <20000111161228.6A1672C0@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk>
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>Number: 16065 >Category: docs >Synopsis: small note about HP printers. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 11 08:20:00 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dominic Mitchell >Release: FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: Palmer & Harvey McLane Ltd. >Environment: FreeBSD voodoo.pandhm.co.uk 3.3-STABLE FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE #4: Thu Nov 18 09:01:45 GMT 1999 root@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk:/usr/src/sys/compile/VOODOO i386 >Description: I've added a useful hint about configuring HP laserjets to the printing chapter of the handbook. >How-To-Repeat: Apply the patch. >Fix: Here's the patch. --- printing/chapter.sgml.orig Tue Jan 11 15:59:40 2000 +++ printing/chapter.sgml Tue Jan 11 16:02:38 2000 @@ -3740,7 +3740,11 @@ the discussion below is the printer itself, and the <emphasis>printer name</emphasis> is the name you configured for the printer. See the documentation that accompanied your printer and/or - printer-network interface.</para> + printer-network interface. Note that if you are using a + Hewlett Packard Laserjet, then the printer name + <literal>text</literal> will automatically perform the LF to + CRLF conversion for you, so you will no longer require the + hpif script above.</para> <para>Then, on the other hosts you want to have access to the printer, make an entry in their <filename>/etc/printcap</filename> files with -- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The email has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.palmerharvey.co.uk ********************************************************************** >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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