On Fri, Jun 11, 1999 at 11:06:46PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The filters I created are in /usr/local/bin which is owned by root:staff, > they are set to mode 755, and they are owned by root:root (I also tried > setting them to root:lp). The printcap entry for the printer is (this is as > created by Magicfilter, except that I changed the filter file used): > > lp|hpdj722|HP Deskjet 722c:\ > :lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj722:\ > :pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ > :if=/usr/local/bin/ps.if:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: > > I am not able to print without a filter, as the printer is an HP 722c, and > requires a special program (pbm2ppa) to create the output the printer > understands. > > Can anyone tell me what is going wrong here? > > Steve Martin >
Steve, I don't know if this will help, but... I'm using a 720C (but don't have magicfilter installed) with the following printcap file: # /etc/printcap: printer capability database. See printcap(5). # You can use the filter entries df, tf, cf, gf etc. for # your own filters. See /etc/filter.ps, /etc/filter.pcl and # the printcap(5) manual page for further details. # # added following sections for hp deskjet 720 using pbm2ppa driver # # real print queue is ps # lp and p2 print queues are for converting text to ps before # sending them on to the ps queue lp|Convert ASCII files to ps one per page portrait resend to ps:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ :if=/usr/local/bin/ascii.if:\ :la:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :sf p2|Convert ASCII files to ps two per page landscape resend to ps:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp2:\ :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ :if=/usr/local/bin/ascii2.if:\ :la:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :sf ps|Print Postscript files using pbm2ppa driver for HP720c:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/ps:\ :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ :if=/usr/local/bin/ps.if:\ :la:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :sf This seems to work fine for me. If needed, I can post the print filters as well. HTH, Mike -- Michael Merten [EMAIL PROTECTED] NRA Life Member --------------------------------------------------------------------- "[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually." ... I ask, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers." -- George Mason -- Virginia's U.S. Constitution ratification convention, 1788 [NRA-ILA (www.nraila.org)] --------------------------------------------------------------------- This signature was automatically generated with Signify v1.05. For this and other cool products, check out http://www.debian.org/.