Subject: network printer problems Date: Mon, May 03, 1999 at 02:17:41PM -0500
In reply to:Marc Mongeon I am not, by any means a printer guru, but. I installed magicfilter and the printcap I made using it, allows me to do: lpr hellow.ps No sweat, no strain. HTH Quoting Marc Mongeon([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I am having a heck of a time setting up a "virtual" postscript > printer. I am trying: > > $ cat hellow.ps | /etc/filter.ps | lpr -Praw > > where: > > ----- Begin hellow.ps ----- > %! > /Helvetica findfont 72 scalefont setfont > 72 72 moveto > (Hello, world!) show > showpage > > ----- Begin filter.ps ----- > #!/bin/sh > /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -sDEVICE=laserjet -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=- - > > ----- Begin printcap ----- > raw:\ > :lp=:\ > :rm=###.###.###.###:\ > :rp=LPT1_PASSTHRU:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/service_ps:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh: > > > A blank sheet is spit out when the command is executed. The printer > is an Okidata OL830 Plus, set to emulate the HP LaserJet Series II. > The print server is an Intel NetportExpress 10/100. I can print plain > text fine (echo hello | /etc/filter.pcl | lpr -Praw), where: > > ----- Begin filter.pcl ----- > #!/bin/sh > # This is a simple filter for PCL language printers, i.e., most > # HP DeskJet printers (see /etc/printcap). > > # reset the printer to its defaults > echo -ne \\033\E > > # to avoid stair-stepping, convert "LF" to "CR+LF" > echo -ne \\033\&k2G > > # print text > cat > > # form feed > echo -ne \\f > > # reset the printer on exit > echo -ne \\033\E > ----- End ----- > > > I understand that my final printer setup will not use a "raw" printer, > but will have the appropriate filter specified as "if=" in the printcap > entry-- I am only using this setup for debugging. I've tried different > Postscript input, several different HP *jet device types, etc. > > Do I need to pass gs some additional switches to get the PCL output > right? Is the Postscript input somehow flawed? I have spent a couple > of days on this now, and am at my wit's end. > > Your help is appreciated. > > Marc Mongeon > > P.S. Here's some pertinent package information: > > Package: gs > Version: 5.10-1 > > Package: lpr > Version: 1:0.33-3 > > Package: gsfonts > Version: 5.10a-1 > > Package: gsfonts-other > Version: 5.10-1 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Old programmers never die. They just branch to a new address. _______________________________________________________ Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>