Thus spake Jeff:
> Adam Majer, 2002-Jan-12 15:59 -0600:
> > apt-get install groff
> >
> > Then you can format to ps...
> >
> >
> > But first try something like
> >
> > echo "test" > /dev/dsp
> >
> > Do you still get error with printing?
> > If yes, do you have printer compiled
> > in the kernel?
> >
> > - Adam
>
> I'm confused...I thought /dev/dsp was a sound device.
Yes it is.
> And yes, the kernel is setup right. I posted the config in my
> original post. I sure it's right because this was working not
> too long ago.
>
> I tried:
>
> echo "test" > /dev/lp0
>
> and it printed the word "test".
>
> I then install groff and tried printing with magicfilter printcap
> and it printed "unknown device: pc13". I then changed to the
> printcap you suggested earlier and tried to print with lpr and
> got nothing to the printer, and lpq showed the job in error.
>
> thanks for you help...jc
If it prints from an echo, you're halfway there. grep for pc13 (that
is one-three and not el-three, right?) in your filter file - it is
presumably trying to call ghostscript with that device specified, and
ghostscript isn't compiled with it. I think unfortunately some
devices can only be used with the commercial release of ghostscript,
although I could be wrong. It may be as simple as a recompile, or it
may involve changing drivers to use a free device.
Hope that at least points you in the right direction.
Steve
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