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Date:      Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:44:28 -0500 (EST)
From:      User JOE <joe@joe.pythonvideo.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Printer Buffer
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011272043350.2728-100000@joe.pythonvideo.com>
In-Reply-To: <200011280138.eAS1cgA60831@explorer.rsa.com>

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will that work with a remote printer also?

On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Mikko Tyolajarvi wrote:

> In local.freebsd-questions you write:
>=20
> >I managed to get my printer working (hp 5m network printer) under
> >xfree. Printing text from word perfect or star office isnt a problem but
> >when i try to print graphics i get a lpr error stating the file is too
> >big.
>=20
>=20
> >I tried searching on how to increase the printer buffer but cant find an=
y
> >documentation on it. My question is: How do i increase the printer buffe=
r
> >size so i can print graphics from xfree.
>=20
> Change the "mx" capability for the printer.  Setting it to zero
> disables the check, and you are limited by diskspace on /var (or
> wherever the spool directory for the printer is configured to be).
> See printcap(5) for more info.
>=20
> Edit the printcap entry (we're talking /etc/printcap here) to include
> "mx#0", for example:
>=20
> lp|local line printer:\
>        :mx#0:\
>        :sh:\
>        :lp=3D/dev/lpt0:sd=3D/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=3D/var/log/lpd-errs:
>=20
> If you don't have enough space on /var, you can change the spool
> directory (the "sd" capability) to some partition with more
> space (or cheat and use a symlink).
>=20
>        $.02,
>        /Mikko
> --=20
>  Mikko Ty=F6l=E4j=E4rvi_______________________________________mikko@rsase=
curity.com
>  RSA Security
>=20



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