From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Sep 11 15:54:17 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1407DA01918 for ; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:54:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CC1D5178C for ; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:54:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-125-111.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.125.111]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A2B25277EC; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:54:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id t8BFsDnN002053; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:54:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:54:13 +0200 From: Polytropon To: Warren Block Cc: reg@dwf.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems setting up printer. Message-Id: <20150911175413.c08049f7.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: <201509110349.t8B3nf1s025683@deneb.dwf.com> <20150911144242.c8c25999.freebsd@edvax.de> Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:54:17 -0000 On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:19:31 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 11 Sep 2015, Polytropon wrote: > > > On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:49:41 -0600, reg@dwf.com wrote: > >> > >> I've read and reread the printers section of the > >> Handbook, but haven't been able to put together > >> a printcap that will print. > >> > >> I have a Postscript HPLJ4100. > >> It exists with that name in the dns. > >> > >> lp:\ > >> :/lp:=9100@HPLJ4100:\ > >> :sh:\ > >> :mx#0:\ > >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > >> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ > >> :if=/usr/local/libexec/enscript: > > > > You're missing rm= I think, which is essential. > > For HP port 9100 printing, there is the alternate form of > 9100@printername. Which, now that I look at that line, has two > problems: > > :/lp:=9100@HPLJ4100:\ > > The slash before "lp" here is a mistake. Yes, that's something which looked strange to me, too, that's why I posted one of my printcap entries for comparison. > The colon after "lp" is the second problem. Colons are field > separators, so the printer device is never set. Which explains why the printer doesn't print. With the setting "lp=9100@HPLJ4100", and "HPLJ4100" being resolvable, the correct printer IP and port should be addressed. By the way, it's easy to test that with netcat: % nc HPLJ4100 9100 < /tmp/print.ps where /tmp/print.ps is a printable PS file (test file or generated from a program's printing function). > > Also remember to use cap_mkdb. > > It is not needed for /etc/printcap. At least I've never used it for > that. :) Really? Good to know. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...