Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 04:35:44 +0000 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Steve Prentice <steve@aries.bbcc.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Laser Printers Message-ID: <1522.828074144@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 28 Mar 1996 20:15:15 PST." <Pine.BSF.3.91.960328201329.1669A-100000@aries>
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Steve Prentice wrote in message ID <Pine.BSF.3.91.960328201329.1669A-100000@aries>: > I am having difficulty setting up a HPLJII on my system. I have a > regular line printer (dot matrix) set up and working fine, but my Laser > Printer just spits out blank pages win I print to it. What changes do I > need to make to the default printcap entry to get my HPLJII to work fine? The HP series have a warped view of the world (thanks to Microsoft) and need CR/LF combinations to work properly, which of course you don't get under UN*X-like OS's. The blank pages happen 'cos all the text has scrolled off the right hand side of the page. Try using `apsfilter' (I believe you can find it in ports). I use it with my DeskJet 500 and it works fine, and allows you to print text, PostScript and other formats direct to the printer. Gary
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