On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 22:21:11 -0800, Dennis Krinke wrote: >Hi. I am trying to configure a Panasonic printer, KX-P1124. >I have always used epson LQ850 compatibility mode. >Oddly, I had this working one month ago, >I could print from StarOffice or Mozilla. >I can print text with 'lpr'. >But the thing that has changed is that >I can no longer get the correct printout >from StarOffice or Mozilla: >The printer starts printing out the postscript language.
Hey Dennis, Didn't know there were any more of these around ;-}. My dot matrix printer is the kxp1624, the wide body version. I used apsfilter with gs and lpr with no probs unless I fail to specify the correct printer. That is, my "pandot" printer receives its input via aps/gs. An unspecified lpr or lpr -Praw will do as you describe. Apsfilter generates the printcap file when configured. It's a super easy set-up. Look at my printcap and you will see what I'm talking about. LaTeX, abiword, and print from files all work. # /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. lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ :pl#66:\ :pw#80:\ :pc#150:\ :mx#0:\ :sh: # rlp|Remote printer entry:\ # :lp=:\ # :rm=remotehost:\ # :rp=remoteprinter:\ # :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\ # :mx#0:\ # :sh: # APS1_BEGIN:printer1 # - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1 # - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL pandot|Printer1 auto:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pandot:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pandot/log:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/pandot/acct:\ :mx#0:\ :sh: raw|Printer1 raw:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/raw/log:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/raw/acct:\ :mx#0:\ :sf:\ :sh: # APS1_END - don't delete this gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash