That's what it was... magicfilterconfig kept telling me that a printcap already exists and would exit unless --force. that can be confusing to someone who knows squat about linux printing.
Thanks for your help, Craig On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:27:57 -0700 (MST) > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > Well, it looks like magicfilter hasn't been configured. I believe this is > the default printcap installed by lpr. Run magicfilterconfig and you > should get something similar to: > > # > # Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California. > # All rights reserved. > # > # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted > # provided that this notice is preserved and that due credit is given > # to the University of California at Berkeley. The name of the University > # may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this > # software without specific prior written permission. This software > # is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty. > # > # @(#)etc.printcap 5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88 > # > # > This file was generated by /usr/sbin/magicfilterconfig. < > # > lp|dj|hpdj|HP Deskjet 520:\ > :lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj:\ > :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ > :if=/etc/magicfilter/dj500-filter:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: > > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Craig R. Hodges wrote: > > > Here's my printcap: > > lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\ > > :lp=/dev/lp1:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > > :df=/etc/filter.ps:\ > > :tf=/etc/filter.pcl:\ > > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > > :pl#66:\ > > :pw#80:\ > > :pc#150:\ > > :mx#0:\ > > :sh: > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > > > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:43:14 -0700 (MST) > > > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Craig R. Hodges wrote: > > > > > > > With lpr as the print command in Netscape, my printer prints: > > > > > > > > %!PS-Adobe-3.0 > > > > %%BoundingBox: 54 72 558 720 > > > > %%Creator: Mozilla (NetScape) HTML -> > > > > PS > > > > > > > > and then starts feeding sheets. I have a HP Deskjet 682C which doesn't > > > > understand postscript. > > > > > > But lpr should feed it through the magicfilter and gs, which converts > > > postscript to hpgl. What do you have in /etc/printcap? > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:27:29 -0700 (MST) > > > > > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > > > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > > > > > > > > > I just use lpr as my print command in Netscape and the output gets > > > > > sent to > > > > > gs and the printer via magicfilter. > > > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Craig R. Hodges wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I've installed gs-aladdin, gsfonts, magicfilter from slink. > > > > > > In Netscape I put for the print command > > > > > > gs --sModel=unspec --sOutputFile=\|lpr > > > > > > > > > > > > It'll pop-up a Ghostscript "preview" window in X and after a couple > > > > > > minutes (if I'm printing a web page with graphics or instantly if > > > > > > just > > > > > > text) get a stdout/stderr > > > > > > > > > > > > The message is > > > > > > > > > > > > Aladdin Ghostscript 5.50 (1998-9-16) > > > > > > Copyright (etc., etc.) > > > > > > > > > > > > <GS><GS>...GS<71>GS... > > > > > > > > > > > > (etc. etc.) > > > > > > > > > > > > ...Loading NimbusRomNo9L - Medi font from > > > > > > /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts/n021004l.pfb... (a bunch of numbers) 0 > > > > > > done. > > > > > > ...Loading NimbusRomNo9L - Reguital font from > > > > > > /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts/n021023l.pfb... (a bunch of numbers) 0 > > > > > > done. > > > > > > ...Loading NimbusRomNo9L - Mediltal font from > > > > > > /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts/n021024l.pbf... 2023936 708506 1329168 > > > > > > 38317 0 > > > > > > > > > > > > <<stderr diagnostics have been truncated >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen > > > > > > > > > ---- > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen >